diff --git a/reader/build.gradle b/reader/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b0dc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reader/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    implementation libs.snakeyaml
+    testImplementation libs.junit
+}
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diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index cda268b..a26e302 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 rootProject.name = 'can-log-tools'
 
+include ':reader'
+project(':reader').projectDir = new File('reader')
 include ':playback'
 project(':playback').projectDir = new File('playback')
 include ':peak-can-basic'