diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/publish.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/publish.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..776b21c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/publish.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ */
+
+plugins {
+    `maven-publish`
+}
+
+afterEvaluate {
+    publishing {
+        repositories {
+            // to be defined
+        }
+        publications {
+            register<MavenPublication>("release") {
+                from(components["release"])
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/kuksa-sdk/build.gradle.kts b/kuksa-sdk/build.gradle.kts
index 2b5d0b87..13422c0f 100644
--- a/kuksa-sdk/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kuksa-sdk/build.gradle.kts
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ plugins {
     id("org.jetbrains.kotlin.android")
 
     id("com.google.protobuf")
+    publish
 }
 
+group = "org.eclipse.kuksa"
+version = "0.1.0-SNAPSHOT"
+
 android {
-    namespace = "com.etas.kuksa.sdk"
+    namespace = "org.eclipse.kuksa"
     compileSdk = 33
 
     defaultConfig {
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index 6dc6cc16..97455c8f 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pluginManagement {
 dependencyResolutionManagement {
     repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
     repositories {
+        mavenLocal()
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }