diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e89e240..59c8635 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish JS release
         run: ./gradlew publishJsPublicationToOSSRHRepository
 
+      - name: Delete GnuPG data
+        run: rm -rfv $HOME/.gnupg
+
   publish-linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
index 660d4b1..5952514 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/buildsrc/conventions/publishing.gradle.kts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ publishing {
         withType<MavenPublication>().configureEach {
             pom {
                 name.set("UrlEncoder for Kotlin Multiplatform")
-                description.set("A simple defensive library to encode/decode URL components")
+                description.set(project.description)
                 url.set(mavenUrl)
                 licenses {
                     license {
diff --git a/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts b/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts
index 93a9789..c5fe1df 100644
--- a/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/urlencoder-app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ plugins {
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions")
 }
 
+description = "A simple defensive application to encode/decode URL components"
+
+val deployDir = project.layout.projectDirectory.dir("deploy")
 val urlEncoderMainClass = "net.thauvin.erik.urlencoder.UrlEncoder"
 
 kotlin {
@@ -60,9 +63,28 @@ tasks {
         dependsOn(fatJar)
     }
 
+    clean {
+        delete(deployDir)
+    }
+
     withType<DokkaTask>().configureEach {
         dokkaSourceSets.configureEach {
             moduleName.set("UrlEncoder Application")
         }
     }
+
+    val copyToDeploy by registering(Sync::class) {
+        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
+        from(configurations.jvmRuntimeClasspath) {
+            exclude("annotations-*.jar")
+        }
+        from(jvmJar)
+        into(deployDir)
+    }
+
+    register("deploy") {
+        description = "Copies all needed files to the 'deploy' directory."
+        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
+        dependsOn(build, copyToDeploy)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts b/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts
index a05acf5..f922e29 100644
--- a/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/urlencoder-lib/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ plugins {
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions")
 }
 
+description = "A simple defensive library to encode/decode URL components"
+
+val deployDir = project.layout.projectDirectory.dir("deploy")
+
 kotlin {
     sourceSets {
         commonTest {
@@ -24,6 +28,11 @@ base {
 }
 
 tasks {
+
+    clean {
+        delete(deployDir)
+    }
+
     dokkaJavadoc {
         dokkaSourceSets {
             configureEach {
@@ -43,4 +52,19 @@ tasks {
             moduleName.set("UrlEncoder Library")
         }
     }
+
+    val copyToDeploy by registering(Sync::class) {
+        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
+        from(configurations.runtimeClasspath) {
+            exclude("annotations-*.jar")
+        }
+        from(jvmJar)
+        into(deployDir)
+    }
+
+    register("deploy") {
+        description = "Copies all needed files to the 'deploy' directory."
+        group = PublishingPlugin.PUBLISH_TASK_GROUP
+        dependsOn(build, copyToDeploy)
+    }
 }