diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 231f1afed..2b15b7112 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@ build
 
 # other
 run
+
+# CurseForge configuration
+/curseforge.properties
+
+# Changelog backup
+/changelog.bak
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2817f3c3c..9a1ea516d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import java.nio.file.Paths
+
 buildscript {
 	repositories {
 		maven { url = 'https://maven.minecraftforge.net/' }
@@ -10,6 +13,14 @@ buildscript {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'forge'
+apply plugin: 'curseforge'
+
+
+if(Files.exists(Paths.get("curseforge.properties"))) {
+	// Load CurseForge configuration
+	ext.cfprops = parseConfig(file("curseforge.properties"))
+}
+
 def version_name = version = mod_version
 if(!mod_build_number.isEmpty()) {
 	version_name = mod_version + "_X" + mod_build_number
@@ -114,3 +125,30 @@ task version {
 		println project.version
 	}
 }
+
+if(Files.exists(Paths.get("curseforge.properties"))) {
+	curse {
+		apiKey = cfprops.api_key
+		projectId = cfprops.project_id
+		releaseType = "release"
+
+		if (Files.exists(Paths.get("changelog"))) {
+			changelog = String.join("\r\n", Files.readAllLines(Paths.get("changelog")))
+
+			// Perform a backup of the changelog and create a new file for next changes
+			doLast {
+				Files.move(Paths.get("changelog"), Paths.get("changelog.bak"))
+				Files.createFile(Paths.get("changelog"))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Properties file parsing helper
+static def parseConfig(File config) {
+	config.withReader {
+		def prop = new Properties()
+		prop.load(it)
+		return (new ConfigSlurper().parse(prop))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/curseforge.properties.example b/curseforge.properties.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..002b2b4f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/curseforge.properties.example
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# CurseForge API token (obtainable from https://legacy.curseforge.com/account/api-tokens)
+api_key=
+
+# CurseForge project ID
+project_id=