diff --git a/bindings/java/.gitignore b/bindings/java/.gitignore
index 581bf51fb..969ce0fcb 100644
--- a/bindings/java/.gitignore
+++ b/bindings/java/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,6 @@ bin/
 
 ### Mac OS ###
 .DS_Store
+
+### limbo builds ###
+libs
diff --git a/bindings/java/Makefile b/bindings/java/Makefile
index 4bcbee2c1..2eb9f37e0 100644
--- a/bindings/java/Makefile
+++ b/bindings/java/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,37 @@
-.PHONY: java_lint test build_test
+RELEASE_DIR := libs
+TEMP_DIR := temp
+
+CARGO_BUILD := cargo build --release
+
+MACOS_X86_DIR := $(RELEASE_DIR)/macos_x86
+MACOS_ARM64_DIR := $(RELEASE_DIR)/macos_arm64
+WINDOWS_DIR := $(RELEASE_DIR)/windows
+
+.PHONY: libs macos_x86 macos_arm64 windows lint lint_apply test build_test
+
+libs: macos_x86 macos_arm64 windows
+
+macos_x86:
+	@echo "Building release version for macOS x86_64..."
+	@mkdir -p $(TEMP_DIR) $(MACOS_X86_DIR)
+	@CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(TEMP_DIR) $(CARGO_BUILD) --target x86_64-apple-darwin
+	@cp $(TEMP_DIR)/x86_64-apple-darwin/release/lib_limbo_java.dylib $(MACOS_X86_DIR)
+	@rm -rf $(TEMP_DIR)
+
+macos_arm64:
+	@echo "Building release version for macOS ARM64..."
+	@mkdir -p $(TEMP_DIR) $(MACOS_ARM64_DIR)
+	@CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(TEMP_DIR) $(CARGO_BUILD) --target aarch64-apple-darwin
+	@cp $(TEMP_DIR)/aarch64-apple-darwin/release/lib_limbo_java.dylib $(MACOS_ARM64_DIR)
+	@rm -rf $(TEMP_DIR)
+
+# windows generates file with name `_limbo_java.dll` unlike others, so we manually add prefix
+windows:
+	@echo "Building release version for Windows..."
+	@mkdir -p $(TEMP_DIR) $(WINDOWS_DIR)
+	@CARGO_TARGET_DIR=$(TEMP_DIR) $(CARGO_BUILD) --target x86_64-pc-windows-gnu
+	@cp $(TEMP_DIR)/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/release/_limbo_java.dll $(WINDOWS_DIR)/lib_limbo_java.dll
+	@rm -rf $(TEMP_DIR)
 
 lint:
 	./gradlew spotlessCheck
@@ -11,3 +44,6 @@ test: lint build_test
 
 build_test:
 	CARGO_TARGET_DIR=src/test/resources/limbo cargo build
+
+publish_local:
+	./gradlew clean publishToMavenLocal