@nativescript/imagepicker does not show selected image after app is build in release mode

I am having an issue now where @nativescript/imagepicker works perfectly when I do ns run android, wherein I am able to see the images in their respective folders and make a selection and the selected image is shown in my ui as the selected image. However, after I do a ns build releease .... the apk or aab file does not show the selected image. I am able to see the images list in their respective folders, make a selection but then it does not appear in my ui as selected, as If I had selected nothing. My package.json is as shown before:

"dependencies": {
"@nativescript-community/drawingpad": "^4.1.0",
"@nativescript-community/https": "^4.1.8",
"@nativescript-community/perms": "^2.3.0",
"@nativescript/appavailability": "^2.0.0",
"@nativescript/background-http": "^6.0.0",
"@nativescript/core": "~8.6.0",
"@nativescript/directions": "^2.0.2",
"@nativescript/email": "^2.1.0",
"@nativescript/imagepicker": "^3.0.1",
"@nativescript/social-share": "^2.3.0",
"@nativescript/theme": "~3.0.2",
"@nstudio/nativescript-carousel": "^8.0.3",
"@nstudio/nativescript-checkbox": "^2.0.5",
"@nstudio/nativescript-loading-indicator": "^4.3.4",
"@triniwiz/nativescript-image-cache-it": "^7.4.0",
"@triniwiz/nativescript-toasty": "^4.1.3",
"moment": "^2.30.1",
"nativescript-audio": "^6.2.6",
"nativescript-feedback": "^2.0.0",
...
},
"devDependencies": {
"@nativescript/android": "8.6.2",
"@nativescript/webpack": "~5.0.18"
}

and the relevant settings in my AndroidManifest are:

The relevant part of my app.gradle is:
android {
compileSdkVersion 33
buildToolsVersion "33"
defaultConfig {
minSdkVersion 23
targetSdkVersion 33
versionCode 10074
}

I am using open jdk 14.

Überprüfe die Abhängigkeit @nativescript/imagepicker in package.json zusammen mit AndroidManifest und app.gradle. Reproduziere den Unterschied zwischen ns run android und ns build release und verfolge anschließend das Auswahlresultat im Release-APK oder -AAB. Die Aufgabe ist abgeschlossen, wenn ein ausgewähltes Bild in Release-Builds wie während der Entwicklung in der UI angezeigt wird.