diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
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+apply plugin: 'java'
+repositories{
+  mavenCentral()
+}
+
+sourceCompatibility = 1.6
+jar {
+    manifest {
+        attributes("Implementation-Title": "Writer2xhtml",
+                   "Implementation-Version": "0.1.2",
+		   "Main-Class" : "writer2latex.Application",
+		   "Class-Path" : "jasp.jar parser.jar")
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies{
+compile 'org.libreoffice:jurt:5.3.2'
+compile 'org.libreoffice:juh:5.3.2'
+compile 'org.libreoffice:ridl:5.3.2'
+compile 'org.libreoffice:unoil:5.3.2'
+compile 'org.jbibtex:jbibtex:1.0.15'
+compile 'org.json:json:20140107'
+compile 'junit:junit:4.12'
+compile files('idl')
+}
+