diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 0402500..a90a966 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,30 @@ on:
     branches: '*'
 
 jobs:
+  build-jar:
+    name: Build jar
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout git
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Build
+        env:
+          ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.TEAMSCALE_ACCESS_KEY }}
+        run: mvn clean verify -Pfailsafe -Pshaded
+      - name: 'Upload Artifact'
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: target-jar
+          path: ./target
+          retention-days: 5
+
   build-linux:
     name: Linux Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Checkout git
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up GraalVM
         uses: ayltai/setup-graalvm@v1
         with:
@@ -22,15 +41,16 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         env:
           ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.TEAMSCALE_ACCESS_KEY }}
-        run: mvn clean verify -Pfailsafe
+        run: mvn clean verify -Pfailsafe -Pnative
       - name: Reduce Image Size
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-upx@v1
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-upx@v2
         with:
           version: latest
-          file: ./target/teamscale-buildbreaker
+          files: |
+            ./target/teamscale-buildbreaker
       - name: 'Upload Artifact'
         if: ${{ always() }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: target-linux
           path: ./target
@@ -40,7 +60,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Windows Build
     runs-on: windows-2019
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Checkout git
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Set up GraalVM
         uses: ayltai/setup-graalvm@v1
         with:
@@ -52,13 +73,14 @@ jobs:
           ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.TEAMSCALE_ACCESS_KEY }}
         run: ./build-windows.bat
       - name: Reduce Image Size
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-upx@v1
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-upx@v2
         with:
           version: latest
-          file: ./target/teamscale-buildbreaker.exe
+          files: |
+            ./target/teamscale-buildbreaker.exe
       - name: 'Upload Artifact'
         if: ${{ always() }}
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: target-windows
           path: ./target
@@ -69,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - build-windows
       - build-linux
+      - build-jar
     name: Create Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -77,12 +100,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           (cd ./target-linux && zip ../teamscale-buildbreaker-linux.zip ./teamscale-buildbreaker)
           (cd ./target-windows && zip ../teamscale-buildbreaker-windows.zip ./teamscale-buildbreaker.exe)
+          (cd ./target-jar && cp ./teamscale-buildbreaker-*-shaded.jar ../teamscale-buildbreaker.jar)
       - name: Upload Release Assets
         id: create_release
         uses: svenstaro/upload-release-action@v2
         with:
           repo_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           tag: ${{ github.ref }}
-          file: teamscale-buildbreaker-*.zip
+          file: teamscale-buildbreaker*.{zip,jar}
           file_glob: true
           overwrite: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c9ce83f..d05cfad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -170,5 +170,5 @@ necessary.
 
 - Make sure that maven is executed with the graalvm JDK
 - In the command line, navigate to the root directory of the project
-- Run ```mvn package```
+- Run ```mvn package -Pnative```
 - if build was successful, the new native image is located in the ```target``` subfolder of the project
diff --git a/build-windows.bat b/build-windows.bat
index 665f973..54a57b3 100644
--- a/build-windows.bat
+++ b/build-windows.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ rem calling this is required so cl.exe is on the path when native-image tries to
 rem we can't do this from the travis bash script as the env variables set by this bat file are not
 rem propagated to the shell environment
 call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64
-./mvnw.cmd clean verify -Pfailsafe
\ No newline at end of file
+./mvnw.cmd clean verify -Pfailsafe -Pnative
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5472332..7c4ad23 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,33 +146,15 @@
                         </archive>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>3.2.0</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
 
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.graalvm.nativeimage</groupId>
-                <artifactId>native-image-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <imageName>${project.name}</imageName>
-                    <mainClass>${mainClass}</mainClass>
-                    <buildArgs>
-                        -H:+AddAllCharsets
-                        --no-fallback
-                        --enable-http
-                        --enable-https
-                        --report-unsupported-elements-at-runtime
-                    </buildArgs>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>native-image</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -287,5 +269,68 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>native</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.graalvm.nativeimage</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>native-image-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <imageName>${project.name}</imageName>
+                            <mainClass>${mainClass}</mainClass>
+                            <buildArgs>
+                                -H:+AddAllCharsets
+                                --no-fallback
+                                --enable-http
+                                --enable-https
+                                --report-unsupported-elements-at-runtime
+                            </buildArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>native-image</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
+            <id>shaded</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>build-uber-jar</id>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>shade</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                                <phase>package</phase>
+                                <configuration>
+                                    <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+                                    <transformers>
+                                        <transformer
+                                                implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
+                                            <manifestEntries>
+                                                <!-- Remove the Class-Path entry, as everything is included in the shaded jar -->
+                                                <Class-Path/>
+                                            </manifestEntries>
+                                        </transformer>
+                                    </transformers>
+                                </configuration>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>