diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 92dfe06..8084942 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # build directory
 build/
 builddir/
+target/
 
 # output.png
 output.png
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 75b86a1..714a1ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,12 +2,37 @@
 Work-in-progress pure java JPEG XL decoder
 
 ## Compiling
+### [Meson]
+
 JXLatte is built with the [Meson build system](https://mesonbuild.com/).
 
 To build, create a build directory, for example, with `mkdir build && cd build`.
 
 Then run `meson setup ../` to set up the build directory, and `ninja` to compile JXLatte.
 
+### [Maven]
+
+Now you can also build JXLatte using Maven. Just run `mvn clean install`.
+
+The artifact will be installed to the local repository and then you can reference it in your project like this
+
+Maven
+```xml
+<dependency>
+  <groupId>com.traneptora</groupId>
+  <artifactId>jxlatte</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+</dependency>
+```
+Gradle
+```groovy
+implementation 'com.traneptora:jxlatte:0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
+```
+Gradle(Kotlin)
+```kotlin
+implementation( "com.traneptora:jxlatte:0.0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+```
+
 ## Running
 JXLatte can be executed just like any normal jar file:
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad1d1f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>com.traneptora</groupId>
+    <artifactId>jxlatte</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <packaging>jar</packaging>
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+    <dependencies>
+    </dependencies>
+    <build>
+        <sourceDirectory>java</sourceDirectory>
+        <resources>
+            <resource>
+                <filtering>false</filtering>
+                <directory>java/resources</directory>
+                <includes>
+                    <include>bt2020-d65-pq.icc</include>
+                    <include>natural-order.dat</include>
+                    <include>default-weights-float.dat</include>
+                </includes>
+            </resource>
+        </resources>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                   <excludeResources>true</excludeResources>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>meson.build</exclude>
+                        <exclude>resources/default-weights-double.dat</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>attach-sources</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>jar-no-fork</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+</project>