--- title: painless publishing of android libraries | daily.dev description: Publishing Android libraries historically required cumbersome processes through Maven Central (manual account setup, days-long approval) or jCenter (Bintray... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/painless-publishing-of-android-libraries-hr3z54c5y twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: painless publishing of android libraries | daily.dev og:description: Publishing Android libraries historically required cumbersome processes through Maven Central (manual account setup, days-long approval) or jCenter (Bintray... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/painless-publishing-of-android-libraries-hr3z54c5y og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/HR3z54C5y.png og:image:alt: painless publishing of android libraries og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # painless publishing of android libraries **[zserge's blog](https://daily.dev/sources/zserge)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Publishing Android libraries historically required cumbersome processes through Maven Central (manual account setup, days-long approval) or jCenter (Bintray account, plugin configuration, confirmation wait). JitPack.io simplifies this dramatically: no registration required, just a GitHub or Bitbucket repository. Publishing is as simple as tagging a release and running git push, and consumers add the library via a one-line Gradle dependency pointing to the jitpack.io Maven repository. The post walks through the exact build.gradle configuration needed, including generating sources and javadoc JARs. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I publish an Android library without registering on Maven Central or jCenter? Use JitPack.io, which requires no registration or account setup, only a GitHub or Bitbucket repository. Add the android-maven-gradle-plugin (version 1.3) to your library's build.gradle, apply the com.github.dcendents.android-maven plugin, then tag your release with git tag and push with git push --tags to publish. _daily.dev surfaces workflow guides like this for developers automating their library release process._ ### How do consumers add a JitPack-published Android library as a Gradle dependency? Add the JitPack repository (https://jitpack.io) under repositories in build.gradle, then declare the dependency as com.github.user:library:1.0, referencing the GitHub username, repository name, and the git tag used for the release. Using -SNAPSHOT instead of a tag pulls the latest commit from the master branch. _Developers comparing dependency management approaches often track Gradle and Android tooling changes on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How to Release a Java Module to Maven Central with JReleaser and GitHub Actions \(2025 Guide\)](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-release-a-java-module-to-maven-central-with-jreleaser-and-github-actions-2025-guide--quyx5hhw0) · Foojay.io · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Avoiding the Next Supply Chain Disaster with GitHub and Gradle](https://daily.dev/posts/avoiding-the-next-supply-chain-disaster-with-github-and-gradle-p2pxv5wdn) · Gradle Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Medium](https://daily.dev/posts/medium-sntfm8mrk) · Medium · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Big things have small beginnings: taking Java from small to big with JBang](https://daily.dev/posts/big-things-have-small-beginnings-taking-java-from-small-to-big-with-jbang-lnktvm4hx) · Awesome Java Newsletter · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#java](https://daily.dev/tags/java), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#gradle](https://daily.dev/tags/gradle), [#maven](https://daily.dev/tags/maven) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/painless-publishing-of-android-libraries-hr3z54c5y) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"painless publishing of android libraries","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/painless-publishing-of-android-libraries-hr3z54c5y","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/painless-publishing-of-android-libraries-hr3z54c5y"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T10:20:13.666Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T10:21:21.872Z","description":"Publishing Android libraries historically required cumbersome processes through Maven Central (manual account setup, days-long approval) or jCenter (Bintray...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VDukGCjf--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2002","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"zserge's blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"zserge's blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--KQnFBOIT--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787480407/logos/zserge","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/zserge"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/painless-publishing-of-android-libraries-hr3z54c5y","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"java,android,gradle,maven","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"zserge's blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/zserge"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"painless publishing of android libraries"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/painless-publishing-of-android-libraries-hr3z54c5y#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I publish an Android library without registering on Maven Central or jCenter?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Use JitPack.io, which requires no registration or account setup, only a GitHub or Bitbucket repository. 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