diff --git a/examples/build.gradle.kts b/examples/build.gradle.kts
index 939b3f6583b..8a18ba8f62c 100644
--- a/examples/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/build.gradle.kts
@@ -38,20 +38,46 @@ tasks {
         }
     }
 
-    register<JavaExec>("listmodels") {
-        for (prop in System.getProperties().iterator()) {
-            val key = prop.key.toString()
-            if (key.startsWith("ai.djl.")) {
-                systemProperty(key, prop.value)
-            }
+    distTar { enabled = false }
+    distZip { enabled = false }
+
+    sourceSets.main.get().java.files
+        .filter { it.text.contains("public static void main(String[] args)") }
+        .map {
+            it.path.substringAfter("java${File.separatorChar}").replace(File.separatorChar, '.')
+                .substringBefore(".java")
         }
-        if (!systemProperties.containsKey("ai.djl.logging.level")) {
-            systemProperty("ai.djl.logging.level", "debug")
+        .forEach { className ->
+            val taskName = className.substringAfterLast(".")
+
+            register<JavaExec>(name = taskName) {
+                classpath = sourceSets.main.get().runtimeClasspath
+                mainClass = className
+                group = "application"
+                for (prop in System.getProperties().iterator()) {
+                    val key = prop.key.toString()
+                    if (key.startsWith("ai.djl.")) {
+                        systemProperty(key, prop.value)
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!systemProperties.containsKey("ai.djl.logging.level")) {
+                    systemProperty("ai.djl.logging.level", "debug")
+                }
+
+                allJvmArgs = allJvmArgs + listOf(
+                    // kryo compatability
+                    // from https://github.com/EsotericSoftware/kryo/blob/cb255af4f8df4f539778a325b8b4836d41f84de9/pom.xml#L435
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.lang.invoke=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.net=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.nio=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.time=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.util=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/java.util.concurrent.atomic=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/sun.nio.ch=ALL-UNNAMED",
+                    "--add-opens=java.base/sun.util.calendar=ALL-UNNAMED"
+                )
+            }
         }
-        classpath = sourceSets.main.get().runtimeClasspath
-        mainClass = "ai.djl.examples.inference.ListModels"
-    }
+}
 
-    distTar { enabled = false }
-    distZip { enabled = false }
-}
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