diff --git a/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle b/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle
index 102bc96dfc..334583d486 100644
--- a/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
+jar {
+    manifest {
+        attributes "Main-Class": "com.baeldung.fatjar.Application"
+    }
+
+    from {
+        configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies{
     compile group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.25'
     compile group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '1.7.25'