diff --git a/samples/libcurl/README.md b/samples/curl/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/libcurl/README.md
rename to samples/curl/README.md
diff --git a/samples/curl/build.gradle b/samples/curl/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be963eaa9a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/curl/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+apply plugin: 'konan'
+
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+
+    dependencies {
+        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-native-gradle-plugin:+"
+    }
+}
+konan.targets = ['macbook', 'linux']
+
+def localMavenRepo="file://${new File(System.properties['user.home'] as String)}/.m2-kotlin-native"
+
+repositories {
+    maven {
+        url = localMavenRepo
+    }
+}
+
+
+konanArtifacts {
+    program('Curl') {
+        dependencies {
+            artifactCurl 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.native:libcurl:1.0'
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/build.sh b/samples/curl/build.sh
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/libcurl/build.sh
rename to samples/curl/build.sh
diff --git a/samples/curl/gradle.properties b/samples/curl/gradle.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e09d1407aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/curl/gradle.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+runArgs=https://www.jetbrains.com
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/libcurl.iml b/samples/curl/libcurl.iml
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/libcurl/libcurl.iml
rename to samples/curl/libcurl.iml
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/main.kt b/samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
rename to samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/main.kt
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/CUrl.kt b/samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/CUrl.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/CUrl.kt
rename to samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/CUrl.kt
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Event.kt b/samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Event.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Event.kt
rename to samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Event.kt
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Program.kt b/samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Program.kt
similarity index 100%
rename from samples/libcurl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Program.kt
rename to samples/curl/src/main/kotlin/org/konan/libcurl/Program.kt
diff --git a/samples/libcurl/build.gradle b/samples/libcurl/build.gradle
index e7c8700eeb6..43bbd4b7434 100644
--- a/samples/libcurl/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/libcurl/build.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ apply plugin: 'konan'
 
 konan.targets = ['macbook', 'linux']
 
+group 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.native'
+version '1.0'
+
 konanArtifacts {
     interop('libcurl') {
         target('linux') {
@@ -11,10 +14,15 @@ konanArtifacts {
             includeDirs.headerFilterOnly '/opt/local/include', '/usr/local/include'
         }
     }
+}
 
-    program('Curl') {
-        libraries {
-            artifact 'libcurl'
+apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
+def localMavenRepo="file://${new File(System.properties['user.home'] as String)}/.m2-kotlin-native"
+publishing {
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            url = localMavenRepo
         }
     }
 }
+
diff --git a/samples/settings.gradle b/samples/settings.gradle
index 42fdcf83009..33c0b60c5e8 100644
--- a/samples/settings.gradle
+++ b/samples/settings.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ include ':uikit'
 include ':win32'
 include ':videoplayer'
 include ':workers'
+include ':curl'
 
 includeBuild '../shared'
 includeBuild '../tools/kotlin-native-gradle-plugin'