diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1d35fdfc..c4acfd69 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ clean {
 }
 
 task createCLIBin (dependsOn: [':jason-cli:createBin']) {
+    group "build"
     doLast {
         copy {
             from 'jason-cli/build/bin/jason'
diff --git a/jason-cli/build.gradle b/jason-cli/build.gradle
index 6fda815c..267ecf24 100644
--- a/jason-cli/build.gradle
+++ b/jason-cli/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 defaultTasks 'build'
 
 apply plugin: 'java-library'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
+version "${jasonVersion}"
+group   "${groupId}"
 
 sourceSets {
     main {
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 jar {
-    archiveBaseName = "jason-cli-${jasonVersion}"
+    archiveBaseName = "jason-cli"
     manifest {
         attributes 'Main-Class': 'jason.cli.JasonCLI',
                    'Specification-Title': 'Jason CLI',
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ task run (type: JavaExec, dependsOn: 'build') {
 }
 
 task uberJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: ['classes', ':jason-interpreter:jar']) {
+    group "build"
     description 'creates a single runnable jar file with all dependencies'
     duplicatesStrategy 'exclude'
 
@@ -89,13 +93,14 @@ task uberJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: ['classes', ':jason-interpreter:jar']) {
                    'Specification-Version': "${jasonVersion}",
                    'Implementation-Version': new Date().toString()
     }
-    archiveBaseName = "jason-cli-all-${jasonVersion}"
+    archiveBaseName = "jason-cli-all"
     destinationDirectory = file('build/bin')
     from { configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
     with jar
 }
 
 task createBin (dependsOn: ['uberJar']) {
+    group "build"
     def wdir = 'build/bin'
     doFirst {
         exec {
@@ -117,6 +122,47 @@ task createBin (dependsOn: ['uberJar']) {
     }
 }
 
+artifacts {
+    archives jar
+}
+
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        maven(MavenPublication) {
+            from components.java
+            artifactId 'jason-cli'
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+task publishMavenGitHub(dependsOn: [ 'build', 'publishToMavenLocal']) {
+    group = "publishing"
+    doLast {
+        def wdir = System.getProperty("user.home")+'/.m2/repository/io/github/jason-lang/jason-cli'
+        def rdir = project.projectDir.absolutePath+'/../../jacamo-mvn-repo'
+        exec {
+            commandLine 'git', 'pull'
+            workingDir rdir
+        }
+        copy {
+            from wdir
+            into rdir + '/io/github/jason-lang/jason-cli'
+        }
+        exec {
+            commandLine 'git', 'add', '*'
+            workingDir rdir
+        }
+        exec {
+            commandLine 'git', 'commit', '-a', '-m', 'new version of jason-cli '+project.version
+            workingDir rdir
+        }
+        exec {
+            commandLine 'git', 'push'
+            workingDir rdir
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 //task release (type: Zip, dependsOn: 'createBin') {
 //    def wdir = 'build/jason-' + "${jasonVersion}"
 //    from wdir
diff --git a/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCLI.java b/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCLI.java
index a65be442..e4459ac3 100644
--- a/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCLI.java
+++ b/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCLI.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package jason.cli;
 
+import jason.cli.agent.Agent;
+import jason.cli.app.Application;
 import jason.cli.app.Run;
+import jason.cli.mas.MAS;
 import jason.cli.mas.RunningMASs;
 import jason.util.Config;
 import org.fusesource.jansi.AnsiConsole;
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 // program "inspired" by https://github.com/remkop/picocli/tree/v4.7.1/picocli-shell-jline3
+// see https://picocli.info/#_sharing_options_in_subcommands
 
 public class JasonCLI {
 
@@ -44,12 +48,23 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
             // case of .mas2j
             new Run().run(args[0], args.length == 2 && args[1].equals("-v"));
         } else {
-            int exitCode = new CommandLine(new JasonCommands()).execute(args);
+            var cmd = new CommandLine(new JasonCommands());
+            addSubCmd(cmd);
+            int exitCode = cmd.execute(args);
+
             if (!RunningMASs.hasLocalRunningMAS())
                 System.exit(exitCode);
         }
     }
 
+    static void addSubCmd(CommandLine cmd) {
+        cmd.addSubcommand("app", new Application());
+        cmd.addSubcommand("mas", new MAS());
+        cmd.addSubcommand("agent", new Agent());
+        cmd.addSubcommand("echo", new Echo());
+        cmd.addSubcommand("wait", new Wait());
+    }
+
     static void startTerminal() {
         AnsiConsole.systemInstall();
         try {
@@ -68,6 +83,8 @@ static void startTerminal() {
             // PicocliCommandsFactory factory = new PicocliCommandsFactory(customFactory); // chain the factories
 
             CommandLine cmd = new CommandLine(jasonCommands, factory);
+            addSubCmd(cmd);
+
             PicocliCommands picocliCommands = new PicocliCommands(cmd);
 
             var parser = new DefaultParser();
diff --git a/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCommands.java b/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCommands.java
index 80152954..f516fef9 100644
--- a/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCommands.java
+++ b/jason-cli/src/main/java/jason/cli/JasonCommands.java
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 
 // program "inspired" by https://github.com/remkop/picocli/tree/v4.7.1/picocli-shell-jline3
+// see https://picocli.info/#_sharing_options_in_subcommands
 
 @Command(name = "jason",
         // version = "1.0",
         versionProvider = jason.cli.VersionProvider.class,
         mixinStandardHelpOptions = true,
-        subcommands = {  Application.class, MAS.class, Agent.class, Echo.class, Wait.class },
+        //subcommands = {  Application.class, MAS.class, Agent.class, Echo.class, Wait.class },
         synopsisSubcommandLabel = "(app | mas | agent | <mas2j  file>)"
 )
 public class JasonCommands {
 
     private PrintWriter out = null;
-    private PrintWriter err = null;
 
     public PrintWriter getOut() {
         return out;