diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5bffbd33..046096cd 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -69,4 +69,7 @@ subprojects {
 
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
     gradleVersion = '2.0'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+//Task used by Heroku for staging
+task stage(dependsOn: [':json-path-web-test:clean', 'json-path-web-test:shadowJar']) {}
\ No newline at end of file