diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/aps/modeling/goal/PublishAppGoal.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/aps/modeling/goal/PublishAppGoal.java
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+package com.inteligr8.maven.aps.modeling.goal;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
+import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
+
+import com.inteligr8.alfresco.activiti.ApsPublicRestApiJerseyImpl;
+import com.inteligr8.alfresco.activiti.model.AppDefinitionPublishRepresentation;
+
+@Mojo( name = "publish-app", threadSafe = true )
+@Component( role = org.apache.maven.plugin.Mojo.class )
+public class PublishAppGoal extends ApsAppAccessibleGoal {
+
+	@Parameter( property = "aps-model.publish.comment", required = true, defaultValue = "Automated by 'aps-model-maven-plugin'" )
+	protected String comment;
+	
+	@Override
+	public void executeEnabled() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
+		Long appId = this.findAppId(false);
+		
+		try {
+			this.publishApp(appId);
+		} catch (IOException ie) {
+			throw new MojoExecutionException("The APS App could not be published", ie);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	private void publishApp(Long appId) throws IOException, MojoExecutionException {
+		ApsPublicRestApiJerseyImpl api = this.getApsApi();
+		
+		AppDefinitionPublishRepresentation appDefPublish = new AppDefinitionPublishRepresentation();
+		appDefPublish.setComment(this.comment);
+		api.getAppDefinitionsApi().publish(appId, appDefPublish);
+	}
+
+}