diff --git a/project/generate-standalone-launcher.sh b/project/generate-standalone-launcher.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/.."
+
+if [ ! -e cli/target/scala-2.11/proguard/coursier-standalone.jar ]; then
+  echo "Generating proguarded JAR..." 1>&2
+  sbt cli/proguard:proguard
+fi
+
+cat > coursier-standalone << EOF
+#!/bin/sh
+exec java -noverify -cp "\$0" coursier.cli.Coursier "\$@"
+EOF
+cat cli/target/scala-2.11/proguard/coursier-standalone.jar >> coursier-standalone
+chmod +x coursier-standalone