diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ The NonDex Maven plugin also offers additional options; to see them all, run:
 Use (Gradle):
 ============
 
-To use NonDex in Gradle, add the following content into your build.gradle:
+You can use the following command, to set up the NonDex Gradle plugin in your project:
+```shell
+./gradle-modify/modify-project.sh <path to your project>
+```
+
+If you want to do it manually, add the following content into your build.gradle:
 
 ```groovy
 buildscript {
diff --git a/gradle-modify/modify-project.sh b/gradle-modify/modify-project.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..e08a9d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-modify/modify-project.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+ARTIFACT_VERSION="2.1.1"
+
+if [[ $1 == "" ]]; then
+    echo "arg1 - the path to the project, where high-level pom.xml is"
+    echo "arg2 - (Optional) Custom version for the artifact (e.g., 1.1.0, 2.1). Default is $ARTIFACT_VERSION"
+    exit
+fi
+
+
+if [[ ! $2 == "" ]]; then
+    ARTIFACT_VERSION=$2
+fi
+
+crnt=`pwd`
+working_dir=`dirname $0`
+project_path=$1
+
+cd ${project_path}
+project_path=`pwd`
+cd - > /dev/null
+
+cd ${working_dir}
+
+subProjects=`find ${project_path}  -mindepth 2 -name build.gradle | wc -l`
+
+find ${project_path}  -maxdepth 1 -name build.gradle | python3 modify_gradle.py ${ARTIFACT_VERSION} ${subProjects}
+
+cd ${crnt}
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diff --git a/gradle-modify/modify_gradle.py b/gradle-modify/modify_gradle.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..519498a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-modify/modify_gradle.py
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import sys
+
+
+def modify(path, version, subModules):
+    f = open(path, "r")
+    f2 = open(path, "r")
+    inBuildScript = False
+    inRepositories = False
+    inDependency = False
+    dependencySet = False
+    repositorySet = False
+    addedToSubproject = False
+    result = ""
+    cnt = 0
+    inBuildScriptBraceCnt = 1
+
+    dependencies = f"""
+        classpath("edu.illinois:plugin:{version}")
+"""
+
+    full_buildscript = """buildscript {
+    repositories {
+      maven {
+        url = uri('https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/')
+      }
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath("edu.illinois:plugin:%s")
+    }
+}
+
+""" % version
+
+    mavenString = """
+        maven {
+            url = uri('https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/')
+        }
+"""
+
+
+    lines = f2.read()
+    lines = lines.replace(" ", "")
+    if "buildscript{" not in lines:
+        result += full_buildscript
+        cnt = 3
+
+    subprojectsInFile = False
+    if "subprojects{" in lines:
+        subprojectsInFile = True
+
+    stack = []
+    isInSubproject = False
+    # add line to output by finding the location of repositories{}, buildscript{}
+    for line in f.readlines():
+        if cnt < 3:
+            # add data
+            if inDependency and not dependencySet:
+                result += dependencies
+                dependencySet = True
+                cnt += 1
+
+            if inRepositories and not repositorySet:
+                result += mavenString
+                repositorySet = True
+                cnt += 1
+
+            # update state variables
+            if inBuildScript and "}" in line:
+                inBuildScriptBraceCnt -= line.count("}")
+            if inBuildScript and "{" in line:
+                inBuildScriptBraceCnt += line.count("{")
+            if inBuildScript and "repositories {" in line:
+                inRepositories = True
+                inDependency = False
+            if "buildscript {" in line or "buildscript{" in line:
+                inBuildScript = True
+            if inBuildScript and "dependencies {" in line:
+                inDependency = True
+                inRepositories = False
+            if inBuildScript and "}" in line and inBuildScriptBraceCnt == 0:
+                if not dependencySet:
+                    result += "\tdependencies {" + dependencies + "}\n"
+                    dependencySet = True
+                    cnt += 1
+                if not repositorySet:
+                    result += "\trepositories {" + mavenString + "}\n"
+                    repositorySet = True
+                    cnt += 1
+
+
+        line_no_space = line.replace(" ", "")
+        if subprojectsInFile and "subprojects{" in line_no_space.strip():
+            isInSubproject = True
+        if isInSubproject:
+            for char in line_no_space.strip():
+                if char == "{":
+                    stack.append(char)
+                elif char == "}" and stack[-1] == "{":
+                    stack.pop()
+                elif char == "}":
+                    stack.append(char)
+            if len(stack) == 0:
+                result += "\tapply plugin: 'edu.illinois.nondex' \n"
+                isInSubproject = False
+                addedToSubproject = True
+
+        if not isInSubproject and ("test {" in line or "test{" in line):
+            result += "tasks.withType(Test) {\n"
+            continue
+
+        result += line
+
+    # add lines at the end of the file
+    result += "\napply plugin: 'edu.illinois.nondex'\n"
+
+    if subModules > 0 and not addedToSubproject:
+        result += """subprojects {
+    apply plugin: 'edu.illinois.nondex'
+}
+        """
+
+    output = open(path, "w")
+    output.write(result)
+    output.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    version = sys.argv[1]
+    numberOfSubModules = sys.argv[2]
+
+    for path in sys.stdin:
+        path = path.strip()
+        print("modify: " + path)
+        modify(path, version, int(numberOfSubModules))
+