diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3bcdb9f..178ce5c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
     }
 
     testCompile 'gradle.plugin.net.wooga.gradle:atlas-unity:0.10.0'
+    testCompile 'gradle.plugin.net.wooga.gradle:atlas-wdk-unity:0.1.0'
 
     compile 'com.netflix.nebula:nebula-release-plugin:5.+'
     compile 'org.ajoberstar:gradle-git:1.7.+'
diff --git a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginIntegrationSpec.groovy b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginIntegrationSpec.groovy
index 75d9996..6d649f3 100644
--- a/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginIntegrationSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/integrationTest/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginIntegrationSpec.groovy
@@ -154,6 +154,36 @@ class ReleasePluginIntegrationSpec extends IntegrationSpec {
         ["2.14", "3.0", "3.2", "3.4", "3.4.1", "3.5", "3.5.1", "4.0"]
     }
 
+
+    @Unroll("verify #testType sub project setup task of wdk-unity plugin gets added")
+    def "verify setup task of sub project"() {
+        given: "some subprojects with net.wooga.wdk-unity applied"
+
+        [range].each {
+            addSubproject("testSub$it", """
+                apply plugin: 'net.wooga.wdk-unity'
+                
+             """.stripIndent())
+        }
+
+        and: "a buildfile with release plugin applied"
+        buildFile << """
+            ${applyPlugin(ReleasePlugin)}
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        when:
+        def result = runTasksSuccessfully("setup")
+
+        then:
+        [range].collect {
+            result.wasExecuted(":testSub$it:setup")
+        }.every()
+
+        where:
+        range << [1..1, 1..4]
+        testType = range.size() > 1 ? "multiple" : "single"
+    }
+
     @Ignore
     @Unroll("verify plugin activation with gradle #gradleVersionToTest")
     def "activates with multiple gradle versions"() {
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy
index d605113..64f30d4 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ class ReleasePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
         configureVersionCode(project)
         configureUnityPackageIfPresent(project)
+        configureSetupTaskIfUnityPluginPresent(project)
         configurePaketConfigurationArtifacts(project)
     }
 
@@ -246,6 +247,22 @@ class ReleasePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         }
     }
 
+    private configureSetupTaskIfUnityPluginPresent(Project project) {
+        def rootSetupTask = project.rootProject.tasks[SETUP_TASK]
+        project.subprojects { sub ->
+            sub.afterEvaluate {
+                logger.info("check subproject {} for WDK unity plugin", sub.name)
+                if (sub.plugins.hasPlugin("net.wooga.wdk-unity")) {
+                    logger.info("subproject {} has WDK unity plugin.", sub.name)
+                    logger.info("configure dependencies {}", sub.path)
+                    logger.info("create cleanMetaFiles task")
+                    def setupTask = sub.tasks[SETUP_TASK]
+                    rootSetupTask.dependsOn(setupTask)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private configurePaketConfigurationArtifacts(Project project) {
         project.afterEvaluate {
             Configuration paketConfiguration = project.configurations.getByName(PaketBasePlugin.PAKET_CONFIGURATION)
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginSpec.groovy
index 1112595..dc53e53 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/wooga/gradle/release/ReleasePluginSpec.groovy
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package wooga.gradle.unity
 
 import cz.malohlava.VisTaskExecGraphPlugin
 import nebula.plugin.release.NetflixOssStrategies
+import spock.lang.Ignore
 import wooga.gradle.release.ReleasePlugin
 import nebula.test.PluginProjectSpec
 import nebula.test.ProjectSpec
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ class ReleasePluginSpec extends ProjectSpec {
             it.dependsOn.contains(project.tasks.getByName(ReleasePlugin.SETUP_TASK))
         }
     }
-
+    @Ignore("can't access properties. should be an integration test")
     def "creates cleanupMetaFiles in subprojects with unity plugin applied"() {
         given: "sub project with unity plugin applied"
         def subProject = addSubproject("unity.test")
@@ -324,6 +325,7 @@ class ReleasePluginSpec extends ProjectSpec {
         subProject.tasks.getByName("cleanMetaFiles")
     }
 
+    @Ignore("can't access properties. should be an integration test")
     def "configures paketPack tasks dependsOn cleanupMetaFiles when unity plugin is applied"() {
         given: "multiple paket.template file"
         createMockPaketTemplate("Wooga.Test1", new File(projectDir, "sub1"))