diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jar/JarExample.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jar/JarExample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f33188adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jar/JarExample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package com.baeldung.jar;
+
+public class JarExample {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        System.out.println("Hello Baeldung Reader!");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jar/example_manifest.txt b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jar/example_manifest.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90e83e9b42
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/jar/example_manifest.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Main-Class: com.baeldung.jar.JarExample