diff --git a/jsonschema2pojo-upload-release b/jsonschema2pojo-upload-release
index 04cbc14fc..8fdb97904 100755
--- a/jsonschema2pojo-upload-release
+++ b/jsonschema2pojo-upload-release
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ pushd $WORKING_DIR
             git add .
             git commit -m "[release] updating README.md for $VERSION"
             git push origin master
+
+	    # publish gradle plugin to plugins.gradle.org
+	    pushd jsonschema2pojo-gradle-plugin
+	            git checkout jsonschema2pojo-$VERSION
+	            ./gradlew -Pversion=$VERSION publishPlugins
+	    popd
     popd
     fi
 
@@ -155,6 +161,9 @@ pushd $WORKING_DIR
     RELEASE_PAGE=$(echo $RELEASE | jq -r .html_url)
 popd
 
+pushd
+    
+
 rm -rf $WORKING_DIR
 
 echo Release complete. Next steps: