diff --git a/compiler/build-tools/build-tools-api/api/build-tools-api.api b/compiler/build-tools/build-tools-api/api/build-tools-api.api
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bde4bd2063d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/build-tools/build-tools-api/api/build-tools-api.api
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+public abstract interface class org/jetbrains/kotlin/buildtools/api/CompilationFacade {
+	public abstract fun compile ()V
+}
+
diff --git a/compiler/build-tools/build-tools-api/build.gradle.kts b/compiler/build-tools/build-tools-api/build.gradle.kts
index 8988966394a..b96fc974592 100644
--- a/compiler/build-tools/build-tools-api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/compiler/build-tools/build-tools-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 plugins {
     kotlin("jvm")
     id("jps-compatible")
+    id("org.jetbrains.kotlinx.binary-compatibility-validator")
 }
 
 configureKotlinCompileTasksGradleCompatibility()