diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkExtension.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkExtension.java
index 36c02fe..d1290b1 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkExtension.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkExtension.java
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 public class JLinkExtension {
 
-    private final ListProperty<String> modules;
+    private final ListProperty<String> addModules;
+
+    private final Property<Boolean> bindServices;
+
+    private final Property<String> launcher;
 
     private final Property<Integer> compress;
 
@@ -27,7 +31,9 @@ public class JLinkExtension {
     }
 
     public JLinkExtension(Project project) {
-        this.modules = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
+        this.addModules = project.getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
+        this.bindServices = project.getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
+        this.launcher = project.getObjects().property(String.class);
         this.compress = project.getObjects().property(Integer.class);
         this.stripDebug = project.getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
         this.noHeaderFiles = project.getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
@@ -35,12 +41,28 @@ public class JLinkExtension {
         this.endian = project.getObjects().property(Endian.class);
     }
 
-    public void setModules(List<String> modules) {
-        this.modules.set(modules);
+    public void setAddModules(List<String> addModules) {
+        this.addModules.set(addModules);
     }
 
-    public ListProperty<String> getModules() {
-        return modules;
+    public ListProperty<String> getAddModules() {
+        return addModules;
+    }
+
+    public void setBindServices(Boolean bindServices) {
+        this.bindServices.set(bindServices);
+    }
+
+    public Property<Boolean> getBindServices() {
+        return bindServices;
+    }
+
+    public void setLauncher(String launcher) {
+        this.launcher.set(launcher);
+    }
+
+    public Property<String> getLauncher() {
+        return launcher;
     }
 
     public void setCompress(Integer compress) {
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java
index 30a6dd3..30af010 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkPlugin.java
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@ package org.xbib.gradle.plugin.jlink;
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolvedDependency;
 import org.gradle.api.attributes.Usage;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider;
 import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
@@ -17,7 +21,9 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
     public void apply(Project project) {
         project.getPluginManager().apply(JavaPlugin.class);
         JLinkExtension extension = project.getExtensions().create("jlink", JLinkExtension.class);
-        extension.getModules().convention(List.of("java.base"));
+        extension.getAddModules().convention(List.of("java.base"));
+        extension.getBindServices().convention(false);
+        extension.getLauncher().unsetConvention();
         extension.getCompress().convention(6); // zip-6, default
         extension.getStripDebug().convention(true);
         extension.getNoHeaderFiles().convention(true);
@@ -33,7 +39,9 @@ public abstract class JLinkPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         TaskProvider<JLinkTask> jLinkTask = project.getTasks().register("jlink", JLinkTask.class);
         project.getTasks().withType(JLinkTask.class).forEach(it -> {
             it.dependsOn(jModTask);
-            it.modules.set(extension.getModules());
+            it.addModules.set(extension.getAddModules());
+            it.bindServices.set(extension.getBindServices());
+            it.launcher.set(extension.getLauncher());
             it.compress.set(extension.getCompress());
             it.stripDebug.set(extension.getStripDebug());
             it.noHeaderFiles.set(extension.getNoHeaderFiles());
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTask.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTask.java
index d703a96..c36aaf3 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTask.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTask.java
@@ -35,9 +35,26 @@ public class JLinkTask extends AbstractExecTask<JLinkTask> {
     @Nested
     Property<JavaCompiler> javaCompiler;
 
+    @Input
+    ListProperty<String> addModules;
+
     @Input
     @Optional
-    ListProperty<String> modules;
+    ListProperty<String> limitModules;
+
+    @Input
+    @Optional
+    Property<Boolean> bindServices;
+
+    @InputDirectory
+    DirectoryProperty modulePath;
+
+    @OutputDirectory
+    DirectoryProperty outputDirectory;
+
+    @Input
+    @Optional
+    Property<String> launcher;
 
     @Input
     @Optional
@@ -59,31 +76,36 @@ public class JLinkTask extends AbstractExecTask<JLinkTask> {
     @Optional
     Property<JLinkExtension.Endian> endian;
 
-    @InputDirectory
-    DirectoryProperty modulePath;
-
-    @OutputDirectory
-    DirectoryProperty outputDirectory;
+    @Input
+    @Optional
+    ListProperty<String> includeLocales;
 
     @Inject
     public JLinkTask() {
         super(JLinkTask.class);
-        this.javaCompiler = getProject().getObjects().property(JavaCompiler.class);
-        this.modules = getProject().getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
-        this.compress = getProject().getObjects().property(Integer.class);
-        this.stripDebug = getProject().getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
-        this.noHeaderFiles = getProject().getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
-        this.noManPages = getProject().getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
-        this.endian = getProject().getObjects().property(JLinkExtension.Endian.class);
-        this.modulePath = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
-        this.outputDirectory = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
+        javaCompiler = getProject().getObjects().property(JavaCompiler.class);
+        addModules = getProject().getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
+        limitModules = getProject().getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
+        bindServices = getProject().getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
+        modulePath = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
+        outputDirectory = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
+        launcher = getProject().getObjects().property(String.class);
+        compress = getProject().getObjects().property(Integer.class);
+        stripDebug = getProject().getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
+        noHeaderFiles = getProject().getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
+        noManPages = getProject().getObjects().property(Boolean.class);
+        endian = getProject().getObjects().property(JLinkExtension.Endian.class);
+        includeLocales = getProject().getObjects().listProperty(String.class);
         JavaToolchainSpec toolchain = getProject().getExtensions().getByType(JavaPluginExtension.class).getToolchain();
         JavaToolchainService service = getProject().getExtensions().getByType(JavaToolchainService.class);
         javaCompiler.convention(service.compilerFor(toolchain));
-        modules.convention(List.of("java.base"));
+        addModules.convention(List.of("java.base"));
+        limitModules.unsetConvention();
+        bindServices.convention(false);
         Provider<Directory> modulePathProvider = javaCompiler.map(it -> {
             Directory jmods = it.getMetadata().getInstallationPath().dir("jmods");
             if (jmods.getAsFile().exists()) {
+                getLogger().log(LogLevel.INFO, "using jmods directory found in installation for module path");
                 return jmods;
             } else {
                 getLogger().log(LogLevel.WARN, "directory " + jmods + " does not exist! Is jmods package installed?");
@@ -92,30 +114,42 @@ public class JLinkTask extends AbstractExecTask<JLinkTask> {
         });
         modulePath.convention(modulePathProvider);
         outputDirectory.convention(getProject().getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir("jlink"));
+        launcher.unsetConvention();
+        includeLocales.unsetConvention();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void exec() {
         setExecutable(javaCompiler.get().getMetadata().getInstallationPath().file("bin/jlink"));
         TaskProvider<JModTask> jmodTask = getProject().getTasks().named("jmod", JModTask.class);
-        File jlinkOutput = outputDirectory.dir("jlink-output").get().getAsFile();
+        File jlinkOutput = outputDirectory.get().getAsFile();
         try {
             createDirectory(jlinkOutput.toPath());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
-        List<String> args = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
-                "--module-path",
-                modulePath.get().getAsFile().getAbsolutePath(),
-                "--module-path",
-                jmodTask.get().jmodFile.getAsFile().get().getAbsolutePath(),
-                "--add-modules",
-                String.join(",", modules.get()),
-                "--compress",
-                "zip-" + compress.get(),
-                "--output",
-                jlinkOutput.getAbsolutePath()
-        ));
+        List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
+        args.add("--module-path");
+        args.add(modulePath.get().getAsFile().getAbsolutePath());
+        args.add("--module-path");
+        args.add(jmodTask.get().jmodDirectory.getAsFile().get().getAbsolutePath());
+        args.add("--add-modules");
+        args.add(String.join(",", addModules.get()));
+        if (limitModules.isPresent()) {
+            args.add("--limit-modules");
+            args.add(String.join(",", limitModules.get()));
+        }
+        args.add("--compress");
+        args.add("zip-" + compress.get());
+        args.add("--output");
+        args.add(jlinkOutput.getAbsolutePath());
+        if (bindServices.get()) {
+            args.add("--bind-services");
+        }
+        if (launcher.isPresent()) {
+            args.add("--launcher");
+            args.add(launcher.get());
+        }
         if (stripDebug.get()) {
             args.add("--strip-debug");
         }
@@ -129,8 +163,13 @@ public class JLinkTask extends AbstractExecTask<JLinkTask> {
             args.add("--endian");
             args.add(endian.get().toString().toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT));
         }
+        if (includeLocales.isPresent()) {
+            args.add("--include-locales");
+            args.add(String.join(",", includeLocales.get()));
+        }
         setArgs(args);
-        System.err.println( "executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
+        System.err.println("executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
+        getLogger().log(LogLevel.INFO, "executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
         super.exec();
     }
 
@@ -142,12 +181,52 @@ public class JLinkTask extends AbstractExecTask<JLinkTask> {
         return javaCompiler;
     }
 
-    public void setModules(List<String> modules) {
-        this.modules.set(modules);
+    public void setModulePath(Directory modulePath) {
+        this.modulePath.set(modulePath);
     }
 
-    public ListProperty<String> getModules() {
-        return modules;
+    public DirectoryProperty getModulePath() {
+        return modulePath;
+    }
+
+    public void setOutputDirectory(Directory outputDirectory) {
+        this.outputDirectory.set(outputDirectory);
+    }
+
+    public DirectoryProperty getOutputDirectory() {
+        return outputDirectory;
+    }
+
+    public void setAddModules(List<String> addModules) {
+        this.addModules.set(addModules);
+    }
+
+    public ListProperty<String> getAddModules() {
+        return addModules;
+    }
+
+    public void setLimitModules(List<String> limitModules) {
+        this.limitModules.set(limitModules);
+    }
+
+    public ListProperty<String> getLimitModules() {
+        return limitModules;
+    }
+
+    public void setBindServices(Boolean bindServices) {
+        this.bindServices.set(bindServices);
+    }
+
+    public Property<Boolean> getBindServices() {
+        return bindServices;
+    }
+
+    public void setLauncher(String launcher) {
+        this.launcher.set(launcher);
+    }
+
+    public Property<String> getLauncher() {
+        return launcher;
     }
 
     public void setCompress(Integer compress) {
@@ -190,20 +269,12 @@ public class JLinkTask extends AbstractExecTask<JLinkTask> {
         return endian;
     }
 
-    public void setModulePath(Directory modulePath) {
-        this.modulePath.set(modulePath);
+    public void setIncludeLocales(List<String> includeLocales) {
+        this.includeLocales.set(includeLocales);
     }
 
-    public DirectoryProperty getModulePath() {
-        return modulePath;
-    }
-
-    public void setOutputDirectory(Directory outputDirectory) {
-        this.outputDirectory.set(outputDirectory);
-    }
-
-    public DirectoryProperty getOutputDirectory() {
-        return outputDirectory;
+    public ListProperty<String> getIncludeLocales() {
+        return includeLocales;
     }
 
     private static void createDirectory(Path path) throws IOException {
@@ -221,9 +292,9 @@ public class JLinkTask extends AbstractExecTask<JLinkTask> {
                     return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
                 }
             });
-            Files.delete(path);
+            Files.deleteIfExists(path);
         }
-        // create only parent, jlink aborts if output directory exists
+        // jlink bails out if directory is created, so we create the parent
         Files.createDirectories(path.getParent());
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModTask.java b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModTask.java
index 49bf8cb..9ac6821 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModTask.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/main/java/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JModTask.java
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 package org.xbib.gradle.plugin.jlink;
 
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolvedArtifact;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolvedDependency;
+import org.gradle.api.file.Directory;
+import org.gradle.api.file.DirectoryProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFile;
 import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
+import org.gradle.api.logging.LogLevel;
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPluginExtension;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractExecTask;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFile;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Nested;
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputFile;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskProvider;
 import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar;
 import org.gradle.jvm.toolchain.JavaCompiler;
@@ -21,9 +27,11 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.nio.file.SimpleFileVisitor;
 import java.nio.file.attribute.BasicFileAttributes;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 public class JModTask extends AbstractExecTask<JModTask> {
 
@@ -33,8 +41,8 @@ public class JModTask extends AbstractExecTask<JModTask> {
     @InputFile
     RegularFileProperty jarFile;
 
-    @OutputFile
-    RegularFileProperty jmodFile;
+    @OutputDirectory
+    DirectoryProperty jmodDirectory;
 
     @Inject
     public JModTask() {
@@ -47,28 +55,42 @@ public class JModTask extends AbstractExecTask<JModTask> {
         TaskProvider<Jar> jarTask = getProject().getTasks().named("jar", Jar.class);
         Objects.requireNonNull(jarTask);
         jarFile.convention(jarTask.get().getArchiveFile());
-        jmodFile = getProject().getObjects().fileProperty();
-        jmodFile.convention(getProject().getLayout().getBuildDirectory()
-                .dir("jmod").get().file(getProject().getName() + ".jmod"));
+        jmodDirectory = getProject().getObjects().directoryProperty();
+        jmodDirectory.convention(getProject().getLayout().getBuildDirectory().dir("jmods"));
     }
 
     @Override
     public void exec() {
         setExecutable(javaCompiler.get().getMetadata().getInstallationPath().file("bin/jmod"));
         try {
-            createDirectory(jmodFile.getAsFile().get().toPath());
+            System.err.println("creating directory " + jmodDirectory.getAsFile().get().toPath());
+            createDirectory(jmodDirectory.getAsFile().get().toPath());
         } catch (IOException e) {
+            getLogger().log(LogLevel.ERROR, e.getMessage(), e);
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
-        List<String> args = new ArrayList<>(List.of(
+        List<String> args = List.of(
                 "create",
                 "--class-path",
                 jarFile.get().getAsFile().getAbsolutePath(),
-                jmodFile.get().getAsFile().getAbsolutePath()
-        ));
+                jmodDirectory.get().file(getProject().getName() + ".jmod").getAsFile().getAbsolutePath()
+        );
         setArgs(args);
-        System.err.println( "executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
+        System.err.println("executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
+        getLogger().log(LogLevel.INFO, "executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
         super.exec();
+        for (ResolvedArtifact artifact : collectArtifacts(getProject().getConfigurations().getByName("runtimeClasspath"))) {
+            args = List.of(
+                    "create",
+                    "--class-path",
+                    artifact.getFile().getAbsolutePath(),
+                    jmodDirectory.get().file(artifact.getName() + ".jmod").getAsFile().getAbsolutePath()
+            );
+            setArgs(args);
+            System.err.println("executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
+            getLogger().log(LogLevel.INFO, "executing " + getExecutable() + " with " + args);
+            super.exec();
+        }
     }
 
     public void setJavaCompiler(JavaCompiler javaCompiler) {
@@ -87,12 +109,12 @@ public class JModTask extends AbstractExecTask<JModTask> {
         return jarFile;
     }
 
-    public void setJmodFile(RegularFile jmodFile) {
-        this.jmodFile.set(jmodFile);
+    public void setJmodDirectory(Directory jmodDirectory) {
+        this.jmodDirectory.set(jmodDirectory);
     }
 
-    public RegularFileProperty getJmodFile() {
-        return jmodFile;
+    public DirectoryProperty getJmodDirectory() {
+        return jmodDirectory;
     }
 
     private static void createDirectory(Path path) throws IOException {
@@ -110,9 +132,26 @@ public class JModTask extends AbstractExecTask<JModTask> {
                     return FileVisitResult.CONTINUE;
                 }
             });
-            Files.delete(path);
+            Files.deleteIfExists(path);
         }
-        // create only parent
-        Files.createDirectories(path.getParent());
+        Files.createDirectory(path);
+    }
+
+    private static List<ResolvedArtifact> collectArtifacts(Configuration configuration) {
+        return configuration.getResolvedConfiguration()
+                .getFirstLevelModuleDependencies()
+                .stream()
+                .flatMap(JModTask::of)
+                .flatMap(dependency -> dependency.getModuleArtifacts().stream())
+                .distinct()
+                .toList();
+    }
+
+    private static Stream<ResolvedDependency> of(ResolvedDependency node) {
+        return of(node, ResolvedDependency::getChildren);
+    }
+
+    private static <T> Stream<T> of(T node, Function<T, Collection<T>> childrenFn) {
+        return Stream.concat(Stream.of(node), childrenFn.apply(node).stream().flatMap(n -> of(n, childrenFn)));
     }
 }
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkGradleBuild.groovy b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkGradleBuild.groovy
index 999d0b7..456bcf4 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkGradleBuild.groovy
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkGradleBuild.groovy
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ class JLinkGradleBuild {
                 id("org.xbib.gradle.plugin.jlink")
             }
             group = "org.example"
-            java {
-              toolchain {
-                languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(21))
-              }
-            }            
         '''
         tapFile("app/src/main/java/org/example/app/Main.java") << '''
             package org.example.app;            
@@ -98,7 +93,10 @@ class JLinkGradleBuild {
     }
 
     GradleRunner runner(String... args) {
+        def err = new PrintWriter(System.err)
         GradleRunner.create()
+                .forwardStdError(err)
+                .forwardStdOutput(err)
                 .forwardOutput()
                 .withPluginClasspath()
                 .withProjectDir(projectDir)
diff --git a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy
index b3a67e2..badb447 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy
+++ b/gradle-plugin-jlink/src/test/groovy/org/xbib/gradle/plugin/jlink/JLinkTest.groovy
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@ class JLinkTest extends Specification {
     @Delegate
     JLinkGradleBuild build = new JLinkGradleBuild()
 
-    def "can use jlink plugin with success=#success"() {
+    def "can use jlink plugin"() {
         given:
         def taskToRun = ":app:jlink"
         appBuildFile << """
+            dependencies {
+              runtimeOnly "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.10.2"
+            }
             jlink {
-              modules.set(List.of("org.example.app"))
+              addModules.set(List.of("org.example.app"))
+              launcher.set("app=org.example.app/org.example.app.Main")
             }
         """
         appModuleInfoFile << """