diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 9c36072..7253c85 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ java {
     }
 }
 
+// configure jar
+tasks.jar {
+    manifest {
+        attributes["Main-Class"] = "uk.ac.york.student.Main"
+    }
+    from(sourceSets.main.get().output)
+}
+
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile::class).configureEach {
     options.encoding = "UTF-8"
     if (targetJavaVersion >= 10 || JavaVersion.current().isJava10Compatible) {
@@ -42,6 +50,15 @@ tasks.withType(JavaCompile::class).configureEach {
     }
 }
 
+sourceSets.main {
+    java {
+        srcDir("src/main/java")
+    }
+    resources {
+        srcDir("src/main/resources")
+    }
+}
+
 tasks.test {
     useJUnitPlatform()
 }
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