diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index e57f73a263..de31175813 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ android {
             buildConfigField "String", "GITHUB_LATEST_URI", "\"https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases\""
             buildConfigField "String", "BITBUCKET_DOWNLOADS_API", "\"https://api.bitbucket.org/2.0/repositories/M66B/fairemail-test/downloads\""
             buildConfigField "String", "BITBUCKET_DOWNLOADS_URI", "\"https://bitbucket.org/M66B/fairemail-test/downloads/\""
-            buildConfigField "String", "ANNOUNCEMENT_URI", "\"https://gist.githubusercontent.com/M66B/d544192ca56224839d6ba0f2f6314c1f/raw/\""
+            buildConfigField "String", "ANNOUNCEMENT_URI", "\"\""
             buildConfigField "String", "CLOUD_URI", "\"https://api.fairemail.net/sync\""
             buildConfigField "String", "CLOUD_EMAIL", "\"cloud@in.faircode.eu\""
             buildConfigField "String", "TX_URI", "\"\""
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
index d18c61a429..e8a12d7bf9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentOptionsMisc.java
@@ -1932,8 +1932,7 @@ public class FragmentOptionsMisc extends FragmentBase implements SharedPreferenc
                 (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall() || !Helper.hasValidFingerprint(getContext()))
                 ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
         grpBitbucket.setVisibility(View.GONE);
-        grpAnnouncements.setVisibility(!BuildConfig.DEBUG &&
-                (Helper.isPlayStoreInstall() || !Helper.hasValidFingerprint(getContext()))
+        grpAnnouncements.setVisibility(TextUtils.isEmpty(BuildConfig.ANNOUNCEMENT_URI)
                 ? View.GONE : View.VISIBLE);
         grpTest.setVisibility(BuildConfig.TEST_RELEASE ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);