diff --git a/java/build.gradle b/java/build.gradle
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+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+    id 'application'
+}
+
+
+version = '1.0.0'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    jcenter()
+}
+
+dependencies {
+   implementation 'commons-codec:commons-codec:1.15' 
+}
+
+application {
+    mainClass = 'com.supwisdom.dlsmk.DLSMK'
+}