diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9edc68e..d327431 100755
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ plugins {
     id "com.github.ben-manes.versions" version "0.51.0"
     id "java"
     id "application"
+    id "maven-publish"
 }
 
 /**  === Core Gradle configuration === **/
@@ -172,8 +173,27 @@ tasks.withType(Jar).configureEach {
                 "Main-Class": "edu.ucsd.sbrg.ModelPolisherCLILauncher"
         )
     }
+    into("META-INF/maven/${project.group}/${project.name}") {
+        from generatePomFileForMavenPublication
+        rename { it.replace('pom-default.xml', 'pom.xml') }
+    }
+}
+
+
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        maven(MavenPublication) {
+            groupId = 'edu.ucsd.sbrg'
+            artifactId = 'ModelPolisher'
+            version = '2.1'
+
+            from components.java
+        }
+    }
 }
 
+
+
 // enable deprecation linter in compilation
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
     options.compilerArgs << '-Xlint:deprecation'
@@ -255,4 +275,4 @@ tasks.register('uberjar', Jar) {
  */
 application {
     mainClass.set('ModelPolisher')
-}
+}
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