diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 152c41c..2b96ec2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 
 apply plugin: "application"
 apply plugin: "java"
+apply plugin: "distribution"
 
 apply plugin: "checkstyle"
 apply plugin: "jacoco"
@@ -62,6 +63,14 @@ dependencies {
     testCompile "com.h2database:h2:${h2Version}"
 }
 
+distributions {
+    main {
+        contents {
+            from { "application.properties-example" }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 checkstyle {
     configFile = rootProject.file("checkstyle.xml")
     toolVersion = "7.6"