diff --git a/macos/Runner/Configs/Release.xcconfig b/macos/Runner/Configs/Release.xcconfig
index dff4f49..9c52c31 100644
--- a/macos/Runner/Configs/Release.xcconfig
+++ b/macos/Runner/Configs/Release.xcconfig
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 #include "../../Flutter/Flutter-Release.xcconfig"
 #include "Warnings.xcconfig"
+
+// Build without a Developer-ID identity: skip Xcode codesign so the
+// bundle (incl. embedded Frameworks) is produced complete; we ad-hoc
+// sign it afterward for local launch. Notarization is a later step.
+CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED = NO