diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b709aabe7..5cfd7cbd4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ plugins {
     id 'com.jfrog.bintray' version '1.8.5'
 }
 
+java {
+    modularity.inferModulePath = true
+}
+
 // In this section you declare where to find the dependencies of your project
 repositories {
     // Use jcenter for resolving your dependencies.
@@ -48,6 +52,12 @@ def pomConfig = {
 //Maven Central Release: publishMavenCentralReleasePublicationToMaven2Repository
 //Bintray Snapshot: publishSnapshotPublicationToMaven3Repository
 
+tasks.jar {
+    manifest {
+        attributes('Automatic-Module-Name': project.property('mavenGroupId') + '.core')
+    }
+}
+
 task sourceJar(type: Jar) {
     from sourceSets.main.allJava
     archiveClassifier = 'sources'