diff --git a/tools/cli/build.gradle.kts b/tools/cli/build.gradle.kts
index 5bd72442b..2bebcfed6 100644
--- a/tools/cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/tools/cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 plugins {
     `java-library`
     shadowApply
+    `teavm-publish`
 }
 
 description = "Command line tools"
@@ -44,4 +45,17 @@ tasks {
     assemble {
         dependsOn(shadowJar)
     }
+}
+
+teavmPublish {
+    artifactId = "teavm-cli"
+}
+
+components.configureEach {
+    if (name == "java") {
+        val config = configurations.getByName("shadowRuntimeElements")
+        (this as AdhocComponentWithVariants).withVariantsFromConfiguration(config) {
+            skip()
+        }
+    }
 }
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