diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 153e1667a4..aa19cd37cd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ internal:
       - build/artifacts
     expire_in: 1 week
 
+appstore_development:
+  tags:
+    - ios_internal
+  stage: build
+  only:
+    - appstore-development
+  except:
+    - tags
+  script:
+    - bash buildbox/build-telegram.sh appstore-development
+    - bash buildbox/deploy-telegram.sh appstore-development
+  environment:
+    name: appstore-development
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - build/artifacts/Telegram.DSYMs.zip
+    expire_in: 1 week
+
 experimental_i:
   tags:
     - ios_internal
diff --git a/buildbox/build-telegram.sh b/buildbox/build-telegram.sh
index c26341092a..68cc3d1cfd 100644
--- a/buildbox/build-telegram.sh
+++ b/buildbox/build-telegram.sh
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ BUILD_CONFIGURATION="$1"
 
 if [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "hockeyapp" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental-2" ]; then
 	CODESIGNING_SUBPATH="$BUILDBOX_DIR/transient-data/telegram-codesigning/codesigning"
-elif [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appstore" ]; then
+elif [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appstore" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appstore-development" ]; then
 	CODESIGNING_SUBPATH="$BUILDBOX_DIR/transient-data/telegram-codesigning/codesigning"
 elif [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "verify" ]; then
 	CODESIGNING_SUBPATH="build-system/fake-codesigning"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ fi
 
 BASE_DIR=$(pwd)
 
-if [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "hockeyapp" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental-2" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appstore" ]; then
+if [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "hockeyapp" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental-2" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appstore" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "appstore-development" ]; then
 	if [ ! `which generate-configuration.sh` ]; then
 		echo "generate-configuration.sh not found in PATH $PATH"
 		exit 1
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ if [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "hockeyapp" ] || [ "$BUILD_CONFIGURATION" == "app
 			generate-configuration.sh appstore release "$BASE_DIR/$BUILDBOX_DIR/transient-data/telegram-codesigning" "$BASE_DIR/$BUILDBOX_DIR/transient-data/build-configuration"
 			;;
 
+		"appstore-development")
+			generate-configuration.sh appstore development "$BASE_DIR/$BUILDBOX_DIR/transient-data/telegram-codesigning" "$BASE_DIR/$BUILDBOX_DIR/transient-data/build-configuration"
+			;;
+
 		*)
 			echo "Unknown build configuration $BUILD_CONFIGURATION"
 			exit 1
diff --git a/buildbox/deploy-telegram.sh b/buildbox/deploy-telegram.sh
index 2eb0dcaf05..74b59bcf70 100644
--- a/buildbox/deploy-telegram.sh
+++ b/buildbox/deploy-telegram.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ else
 	BUILD_NUMBER="$2"
 fi
 
-if [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "hockeyapp" ] || [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental" ] || [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental-2" ]; then
+if [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "hockeyapp" ] || [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental" ] || [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "appcenter-experimental-2" ] || [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "appstore-development" ]; then
 	FASTLANE_PASSWORD=""
 	FASTLANE_ITC_TEAM_NAME=""
 elif [ "$CONFIGURATION" == "appstore" ]; then
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ if [ "$1" == "appstore" ]; then
 	FASTLANE_PASSWORD="$FASTLANE_PASSWORD" xcrun altool --upload-app --type ios --file "$IPA_PATH" --username "$FASTLANE_ITC_USERNAME" --password "@env:FASTLANE_PASSWORD"
 elif [ "$1" == "hockeyapp" ]; then
 	API_USER_NAME="$API_USER_NAME" API_APP_NAME="$API_APP_NAME" API_TOKEN="$API_TOKEN" sh buildbox/deploy-appcenter.sh
-elif [ "$1" == "appcenter-experimental" ] || [ "$1" == "appcenter-experimental-2" ]; then
+elif [ "$1" == "appcenter-experimental" ] || [ "$1" == "appcenter-experimental-2" ] || [ "$1" == "appstore-development" ]; then
 	API_USER_NAME="$API_USER_NAME" API_APP_NAME="$API_APP_NAME" API_TOKEN="$API_TOKEN" sh buildbox/deploy-appcenter.sh
 fi