diff --git a/common-gradle-scripts/java.gradle b/common-gradle-scripts/java.gradle
index 7da251277f..750c53a7d8 100644
--- a/common-gradle-scripts/java.gradle
+++ b/common-gradle-scripts/java.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 // apply plugin: 'com.github.spotbugs'
 apply plugin: 'jacoco'
 apply plugin: 'java'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 java.sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_11
 
 repositories {
@@ -30,3 +31,34 @@ repositories {
     }
 }
 
+jar {
+    into("META-INF/maven/$project.group/$project.name") {
+        from { generatePomFileForMavenPublication }
+        rename ".*", "pom.xml"
+    }
+}
+
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        maven(MavenPublication) {
+            from components.java
+        }
+    }
+
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            name 'nexus'
+            // TODO: define public nexus repositories
+            url = "https://maven.wso2.org/nexus/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
+            credentials {
+                username rootProject.hasProperty("nexus_username") ? nexus_username : System.getenv("NEXUS_USERNAME")
+                password rootProject.hasProperty("nexus_password") ? nexus_password : System.getenv("NEXUS_PASSWORD")
+            }
+            allowInsecureProtocol = false
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.named('build').configure {
+    finalizedBy publishToMavenLocal
+}
diff --git a/gateway/enforcer/Dockerfile b/gateway/enforcer/Dockerfile
index 62ed13dfb7..9b3008d578 100644
--- a/gateway/enforcer/Dockerfile
+++ b/gateway/enforcer/Dockerfile
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ARG APK_USER_GROUP_ID=10001
 ARG APK_USER_HOME=/home/${APK_USER}
 ARG GRPC_HEALTH_PROBE_PATH=/bin/grpc_health_probe
 ARG TARGETARCH
-ARG APK_VERSION=1.1.0-SNAPSHOT
+ARG APK_VERSION=1.0-SNAPSHOT
 
 ENV VERSION=${APK_VERSION}
 ENV JAVA_OPTS=""
@@ -127,4 +127,5 @@ COPY resources/check_health.sh .
 #todo add applicationinsights.json file and point it to the appInsightsAgent jar
 #Add the agent using JVM arg -javaagent:/home/wso2/conf/applicationinsights-agent-3.1.1.jar
 #Add the config file using System property -Dapplicationinsights.configuration.file=/home/wso2/conf/applicationinsights.json
-CMD java -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath="${ENFORCER_HOME}/logs/heap-dump.hprof" $JAVA_OPTS -Dlog4j.configurationFile="${ENFORCER_HOME}/conf/log4j2.properties" -DtracingEnabled="true" -jar lib/enforcer-${VERSION}.jar
+
+CMD java -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -XX:HeapDumpPath="${ENFORCER_HOME}/logs/heap-dump.hprof" $JAVA_OPTS -Dlog4j.configurationFile="${ENFORCER_HOME}/conf/log4j2.properties" -DtracingEnabled="true" -cp "lib/*:lib/dropins/*" org.wso2.apk.enforcer.server.AuthServer
diff --git a/gateway/enforcer/build.gradle b/gateway/enforcer/build.gradle
index 79a1ae4ea3..f29997056a 100644
--- a/gateway/enforcer/build.gradle
+++ b/gateway/enforcer/build.gradle
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ release {
 }
 
 task build{
-    dependsOn("org.wso2.apk.enforcer:build_enforcer")
+    dependsOn("resources:build")
     finalizedBy docker_build
 }
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ allprojects {
 
 subprojects {
     apply from: "$rootDir/../../common-gradle-scripts/java.gradle"
+    afterReleaseBuild.dependsOn publish
 }
 
 tasks.named("afterReleaseBuild").configure {
diff --git a/gateway/enforcer/org.wso2.apk.enforcer/build.gradle b/gateway/enforcer/org.wso2.apk.enforcer/build.gradle
index 21fdfe75ce..5a7bc193a7 100644
--- a/gateway/enforcer/org.wso2.apk.enforcer/build.gradle
+++ b/gateway/enforcer/org.wso2.apk.enforcer/build.gradle
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-plugins {
-    id 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow' version '7.1.0'
-}
-
 description = 'WSO2 APK Enforcer'
 
 sourceSets {
@@ -99,21 +95,3 @@ dependencies {
         implementation libs.mockito.inline
     }
 }
-shadowJar {
-    baseName = 'enforcer'
-    version = project.version
-    classifier = ''
-
-    manifest {
-        attributes 'Main-Class': 'org.wso2.apk.enforcer.server.AuthServer'
-    }
-    mergeServiceFiles()
-}
-tasks.register("copyJar", Copy) {
-    from shadowJar.archivePath
-    into "../resources/lib"
-}
-tasks.register("build_enforcer"){
-    dependsOn("shadowJar")
-    finalizedBy("copyJar")
-}
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diff --git a/gateway/enforcer/resources/build.gradle b/gateway/enforcer/resources/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5eff7d1496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gateway/enforcer/resources/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022, WSO2 LLC. (https://www.wso2.com) All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+description = 'WSO2 Enforcer Distribution Resources'
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation project(':org.wso2.apk.enforcer')
+    implementation project(':org.wso2.apk.enforcer.commons')
+}
+tasks.register('copy_dependencies', Copy) {
+    dependsOn create_lib
+    from configurations.default
+    into "$projectDir/lib"
+    finalizedBy build
+}
+
+tasks.register('create_lib') {
+    dependsOn delete_lib
+    finalizedBy copy_dependencies
+}
+
+tasks.register('delete_lib', Delete) {
+    delete "$projectDir/lib"
+    finalizedBy create_lib
+}
+
+tasks.named('build').configure {
+    dependsOn copy_dependencies
+}
+
+configurations.implementation {
+    exclude group: 'jline'
+    exclude group: 'org.slf4j', module: 'slf4j-log4j12'
+    exclude group: 'org.apache.logging'
+    exclude group: 'log4j'
+    exclude group: 'org.ops4j.pax.logging'
+}
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diff --git a/gateway/enforcer/settings.gradle b/gateway/enforcer/settings.gradle
index 07edaabf9f..f838896316 100644
--- a/gateway/enforcer/settings.gradle
+++ b/gateway/enforcer/settings.gradle
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 rootProject.name = 'enforcer-parent'
  include(':org.wso2.apk.enforcer')
  include(':org.wso2.apk.enforcer.commons')
+ include(':resources')
  include(':org.wso2.apk.enforcer.analytics.publishers')
 
 dependencyResolutionManagement {