diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
deleted file mode 100755
index 55dfbf7..0000000
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-ng.name=unify4j
-ng.version=v1.0.0
diff --git a/plugin/build.gradle b/plugin/build.gradle
index e6111a2..766035b 100755
--- a/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
  */
 //file:noinspection VulnerableLibrariesLocal
 //file:noinspection SpellCheckingInspection
+buildscript {
+    repositories {
+        // Use Maven Central for resolving dependencies.
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+    dependencies {
+        classpath 'org.yaml:snakeyaml:2.0'
+    }
+}
 
 plugins {
     // Apply the Java Gradle plugin development plugin to add support for developing Gradle plugins
@@ -24,10 +33,49 @@ repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-def props = new Properties()
-props.load(new FileInputStream(rootProject.file("gradle.properties")))
-def _name = props.getProperty("ng.name")
-def _version = props.getProperty("ng.version")
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml
+
+class JarConfig {
+    boolean enabled
+    String source
+
+    JarConfig(Map<String, Object> config) {
+        enabled = config['enabled'] ?: false
+        source = config['source'] ?: ''
+    }
+}
+
+class NgConfig {
+    String name
+    String version
+    boolean enabledLink
+    List<JarConfig> jars
+
+    @SuppressWarnings('GroovyAssignabilityCheck')
+    NgConfig(Map<String, Object> configs) {
+        name = configs.containsKey('name') ? configs['name'] : 'bot4j'
+        version = configs.containsKey('version') ? configs['version'] : 'v0.0.0'
+        enabledLink = configs.containsKey('enabled_link') ? configs['enabled_link'] : false
+        // jars = configs.containsKey('jars') ? configs['jars'] : [] // List<String> jars
+        jars = configs.containsKey('jars') ? configs['jars'].collect { new JarConfig(it) } : []
+    }
+}
+
+// Define ngConfig as a static global variable
+NgConfig ngConfig = loadNgConfig()
+
+NgConfig loadNgConfig() {
+    def configs = file('gradle.yml')
+    if (configs.exists()) {
+        def yaml = new Yaml()
+        def config = yaml.load(new FileInputStream(configs))
+        println '⌛ Loading NgConfigs configuration via gradle.yml'
+        return new NgConfig(config['ng'] as Map<String, Object>)
+    } else {
+        println '⚠️ gradle.yml not found, using default configuration'
+        return new NgConfig(new HashMap<String, Object>())
+    }
+}
 
 // Define a task to build the Groovy library into a JAR
 tasks.register('buildGroovyJar', Jar) {
@@ -35,8 +83,8 @@ tasks.register('buildGroovyJar', Jar) {
     from 'src/main/groovy'
     // Set the destination directory for the compiled classes
     into('')
-    archiveFileName = "${_name}" + ".jar"
-    version("${_version}")
+    archiveFileName = "${ngConfig.getName()}" + ".jar"
+    version("${ngConfig.getVersion()}")
     include '**/*.groovy'
 }
 
@@ -46,12 +94,39 @@ tasks.named('build') {
 }
 
 tasks.jar {
-    archivesBaseName = "${_name}"
-    version = "${_version}"
+    archivesBaseName = "${ngConfig.getName()}"
+    version = "${ngConfig.getVersion()}"
+
+    // Handle duplicates
+    // duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
+    // Compressing the external JAR files listed in gradle.yml using zipTree if enabled_link is true
+    if (ngConfig.isEnabledLink() && !ngConfig.getJars().isEmpty()) {
+        ngConfig.getJars().each { jar ->
+            if (jar.isEnabled() && !jar.getSource().isEmpty()) {
+                println("📦 Jar compressing... [${jar.getSource()}]")
+                from {
+                    zipTree(file(jar.getSource()))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        println '⚠️ Skipping compression of dependency JAR files...'
+    }
 }
 
 // Add dependencies
 dependencies {
+    // Add the dependencies listed in the gradle.yml file
+    if (!ngConfig.getJars().isEmpty()) {
+        ngConfig.getJars().each { jar ->
+            if (!jar.getSource().isEmpty()) {
+                println("🔄 Jar mounting... [${jar.getSource()}]")
+                implementation files(jar.getSource())
+            }
+        }
+    } else {
+        println '⚠️ No JAR files specified in gradle.yml for dependencies.'
+    }
     // Use the awesome Spock testing and specification framework
     testImplementation libs.spock.core
     // Incorporate JUnit Jupiter API version 4.13.2 for unit testing,
diff --git a/plugin/gradle.yml b/plugin/gradle.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2566371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/gradle.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+ng:
+  name: unify4j
+  version: v1.0.0
+  enabled_link: false # enable compression and attachment of the external libraries
+  jars:
+    - enabled: false # enable compression and attachment of the external libraries
+      source: "" # lib Jar
+    - enabled: false
+      source: ""