diff --git a/sdk/kotlin/.gitignore b/sdk/kotlin/.gitignore
index 69d8206a..eccca9bc 100644
--- a/sdk/kotlin/.gitignore
+++ b/sdk/kotlin/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 .gradle/
 build/
-src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native
+native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native
diff --git a/sdk/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/sdk/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index fba5fd48..ebc591b2 100644
--- a/sdk/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sdk/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ plugins {
     `java-library`
 }
 
+group = "com.hedera.hashgraph"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
@@ -13,6 +16,7 @@ java {
 }
 
 dependencies {
+    implementation(project("native"))
     implementation(platform("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-bom"))
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-jdk8:1.6.2")
     implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8")
diff --git a/sdk/kotlin/native/build.gradle.kts b/sdk/kotlin/native/build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c037537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/kotlin/native/build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+plugins {
+    `java-library`
+    `maven-publish`
+}
+
+group = "com.hedera.hashgraph"
+version = "0.0.0"
+
+java {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
+    targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_16
+}
+
+tasks.jar {
+    archiveBaseName.set("sdk-native")
+}
diff --git a/sdk/kotlin/settings.gradle.kts b/sdk/kotlin/settings.gradle.kts
index 7e814179..efa7cb7a 100644
--- a/sdk/kotlin/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/sdk/kotlin/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 rootProject.name = "hedera-sdk-kotlin"
 include("examples")
+include("native")
diff --git a/sdk/rust/Taskfile.yml b/sdk/rust/Taskfile.yml
index 992c2791..07c03f01 100644
--- a/sdk/rust/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/sdk/rust/Taskfile.yml
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ tasks:
             - cp ../swift/CHedera.xcframework/module.modulemap ../swift/CHedera.xcframework/macos-arm64/Headers/
 
             # Package for Kotlin
-            - rm -rf ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native
-            - mkdir -p ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/windows/amd64/
-            - mkdir -p ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/macos/{amd64,aarch64}/
-            - mkdir -p ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/linux/amd64/
-            - cp target/debug/libhedera.so ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/linux/amd64/ 2> /dev/null || true
-            - cp target/debug/libhedera.dylib ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/macos/amd64/ 2> /dev/null || true
-            - cp target/debug/libhedera.dylib ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/macos/aarch64/ 2> /dev/null || true
-            - cp target/debug/hedera.dll ../kotlin/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/windows/amd64/ 2> /dev/null || true
+            - rm -rf ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native
+            - mkdir -p ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/windows/amd64/
+            - mkdir -p ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/macos/{amd64,aarch64}/
+            - mkdir -p ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/linux/amd64/
+            - cp target/debug/libhedera.so ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/linux/amd64/ 2> /dev/null || true
+            - cp target/debug/libhedera.dylib ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/macos/amd64/ 2> /dev/null || true
+            - cp target/debug/libhedera.dylib ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/macos/aarch64/ 2> /dev/null || true
+            - cp target/debug/hedera.dll ../kotlin/native/src/main/resources/com/hedera/hashgraph/sdk/native/windows/amd64/ 2> /dev/null || true
 
             # Package for Go
             - cp ../c/include/hedera.h ../go/native