diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_firebase.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_firebase.yml
index d0c74f1..2b5eef0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_firebase.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_firebase.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "$firebase_service_account_base64" | base64 --decode > firebase-distribution-service-account.json
           echo "CI_EVAL_FIREBASE_DISTRIBUTION_AUTH_FILE=`pwd`/firebase-distribution-service-account.json" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Staging .ENV File
+        env:
+          ENV_FILE_CONTENT: ${{ secrets.CI_STAGING_ENV_FILE_CONTENT }}
+        run: echo "$ENV_FILE_CONTENT" > .env
+
       - name: Deploy to Firebase
         working-directory: ./android
         run: bundle exec fastlane deployInternalToFirebase release_notes:"${{ github.event.inputs.releaseNotes }}"
@@ -115,9 +120,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "$ios_cert_base64" | base64 --decode > ios_distribution.p12
           echo "CI_EVAL_IOS_CERT_FILE=`pwd`/ios_distribution.p12" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Staging .ENV File
+        env:
+          ENV_FILE_CONTENT: ${{ secrets.CI_STAGING_ENV_FILE_CONTENT }}
+        run: echo "$ENV_FILE_CONTENT" > .env
+
       - name: Deploy to Firebase
         env:
           CI_EVAL_IOS_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CI_EVAL_IOS_CERT_PASSWORD }}
           CI_EVAL_INTERNAL_APP_IDENTIFIER: ${{ secrets.CI_EVAL_INTERNAL_APP_IDENTIFIER }}
         working-directory: ./ios
-        run: bundle exec fastlane deployInternalToFirebase release_notes:"${{ github.event.inputs.releaseNotes }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+        run: bundle exec fastlane deployInternalToFirebase release_notes:"${{ github.event.inputs.releaseNotes }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_playstore_testflight.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_playstore_testflight.yml
index e68e34a..bba95de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_to_playstore_testflight.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_to_playstore_testflight.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "$play_store_service_account_base64" | base64 --decode > play-store-distribution-service-account.json
           echo "CI_EVAL_ANDROID_PLAY_STORE_AUTH_FILE=`pwd`/play-store-distribution-service-account.json" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Prod .ENV File
+        env:
+          ENV_FILE_CONTENT: ${{ secrets.CI_PROD_ENV_FILE_CONTENT }}
+        run: echo "$ENV_FILE_CONTENT" > .env
+
       - name: Deploy to Play Store Internal Track
         env:
           CI_EVAL_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_KEY_ALIAS: ${{ secrets.CI_EVAL_ANDROID_KEYSTORE_KEY_ALIAS }}
@@ -120,6 +126,11 @@ jobs:
           echo "$app_store_api_key_base64" | base64 --decode > api_key.p8
           echo "CI_EVAL_IOS_APP_STORE_KEY_FILE=`pwd`/api_key.p8" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Prod .ENV File
+        env:
+          ENV_FILE_CONTENT: ${{ secrets.CI_PROD_ENV_FILE_CONTENT }}
+        run: echo "$ENV_FILE_CONTENT" > .env
+
       - name: Deploy to TestFlight
         env:
           CI_EVAL_IOS_CERT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.CI_EVAL_IOS_CERT_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/App.tsx b/App.tsx
index 172e52a..53e603a 100644
--- a/App.tsx
+++ b/App.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   useColorScheme,
 } from 'react-native';
 import {Colors} from './src/colors';
+import {MY_ENV_VAR} from '@env';
 
 function App(): JSX.Element {
   const isDarkMode = useColorScheme() === 'dark';
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ function App(): JSX.Element {
         backgroundColor={backgroundStyle.backgroundColor}
       />
       <ScrollView contentInsetAdjustmentBehavior="automatic">
-        <Text style={textStyle}>{'hello world'}</Text>
+        <Text style={textStyle}>{`hello world ${MY_ENV_VAR}`}</Text>
       </ScrollView>
     </SafeAreaView>
   );
diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index f842b77..0bfc727 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
   presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
+  plugins: ['module:react-native-dotenv'],
 };
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 055dfa8..e9ab5f5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
         "jest": "^29.2.1",
         "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.76.8",
         "prettier": "^2.4.1",
+        "react-native-dotenv": "^3.4.9",
         "react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
         "typescript": "4.8.4"
       },
@@ -5735,6 +5736,18 @@
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IPzF4w4/Rd94bA9imS68tZBaYyBWSCE47V1RGuMrB94iyTOIEwRmVL2x/4An+6mETpLrKJ5hQkB8W4kFAadeIQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ee-first": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -10657,6 +10670,18 @@
         "react": "18.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-native-dotenv": {
+      "version": "3.4.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-native-dotenv/-/react-native-dotenv-3.4.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dbyd+mcy7SUzxEgmt33TRf1FGcNe6swJhXmB0unKkI49F7+pidog9kPtjxMLTAfmKA8gcN2XHQSKltGfGbGCLQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "dotenv": "^16.3.1"
+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "@babel/runtime": "^7.20.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/react-native/node_modules/@jest/types": {
       "version": "26.6.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jest/types/-/types-26.6.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ed0512d..f0c3ce7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "0.76.8",
     "prettier": "^2.4.1",
     "react-test-renderer": "18.2.0",
-    "typescript": "4.8.4"
+    "typescript": "4.8.4",
+    "react-native-dotenv": "^3.4.9"
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=16"