diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 79dad45643..22691ccd33 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ plugins {
     id 'java'
     id 'application'
     id 'checkstyle'
+    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '5.1.0'
+
+}
+
+shadowJar {
+    archiveBaseName = "duke"
+    archiveVersion = "0.1.3"
+    archiveClassifier = null
+    archiveAppendix = null
 }
 
 checkstyle {
diff --git a/src/main/java/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/src/main/java/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f578f7960d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
+Main-Class: Launcher
+