diff --git a/core/jreleaser-assemblers/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/assemblers/NativeImageAssemblerProcessor.java b/core/jreleaser-assemblers/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/assemblers/NativeImageAssemblerProcessor.java
index cf66a95d..db4660df 100644
--- a/core/jreleaser-assemblers/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/assemblers/NativeImageAssemblerProcessor.java
+++ b/core/jreleaser-assemblers/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/assemblers/NativeImageAssemblerProcessor.java
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ public class NativeImageAssemblerProcessor extends AbstractAssemblerProcessor<Na
         try {
             Path tempDirectory = Files.createTempDirectory("jreleaser");
             Files.copy(image, tempDirectory.resolve(image.getFileName()));
+            context.getLogger().debug("copying files to {}", context.relativizeToBasedir(tempDirectory));
+            copyFiles(context, tempDirectory);
 
             Path imageZip = assembleDirectory.resolve(assembler.getName() + "-" + context.getModel().getProject().getResolvedVersion() + ".zip");
             FileUtils.zip(tempDirectory, imageZip);
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ public class NativeImageAssemblerProcessor extends AbstractAssemblerProcessor<Na
         }
     }
 
-    private Set<Path> copyJars(JReleaserContext context, Path libDirectory) throws AssemblerProcessingException {
+    private Set<Path> copyJars(JReleaserContext context, Path destination) throws AssemblerProcessingException {
         Set<Path> paths = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 
         // resolve all first
@@ -199,13 +201,37 @@ public class NativeImageAssemblerProcessor extends AbstractAssemblerProcessor<Na
 
         // copy all next
         try {
-            Files.createDirectories(libDirectory);
+            Files.createDirectories(destination);
             for (Path path : paths) {
                 context.getLogger().debug("copying {}", path.getFileName());
-                Files.copy(path, libDirectory.resolve(path.getFileName()), REPLACE_EXISTING);
+                Files.copy(path, destination.resolve(path.getFileName()), REPLACE_EXISTING);
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new AssemblerProcessingException("Unexpected error when copying JAR files", e);
+            throw new AssemblerProcessingException("Unexpected error when copying files", e);
+        }
+
+        return paths;
+    }
+
+    private Set<Path> copyFiles(JReleaserContext context, Path destination) throws AssemblerProcessingException {
+        Set<Path> paths = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+
+        // resolve all first
+        for (Glob glob : assembler.getFiles()) {
+            glob.getResolvedPaths(context).stream()
+                .filter(Files::isRegularFile)
+                .forEach(paths::add);
+        }
+
+        // copy all next
+        try {
+            Files.createDirectories(destination);
+            for (Path path : paths) {
+                context.getLogger().debug("copying {}", path.getFileName());
+                Files.copy(path, destination.resolve(path.getFileName()), REPLACE_EXISTING);
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new AssemblerProcessingException("Unexpected error when copying files", e);
         }
 
         return paths;
diff --git a/core/jreleaser-model/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/model/NativeImage.java b/core/jreleaser-model/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/model/NativeImage.java
index a87fdecb..a2b37a41 100644
--- a/core/jreleaser-model/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/model/NativeImage.java
+++ b/core/jreleaser-model/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/model/NativeImage.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
     private final Artifact graal = new Artifact();
     private final Artifact mainJar = new Artifact();
     private final List<Glob> jars = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<Glob> files = new ArrayList<>();
 
     public NativeImage() {
         super(NAME);
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
         setMainJar(nativeImage.mainJar);
         setArgs(nativeImage.args);
         setJars(nativeImage.jars);
+        setFiles(nativeImage.files);
     }
 
     public Artifact getGraal() {
@@ -113,6 +115,25 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
         }
     }
 
+    public List<Glob> getFiles() {
+        return files;
+    }
+
+    public void setFiles(List<Glob> files) {
+        this.files.clear();
+        this.files.addAll(files);
+    }
+
+    public void addFiles(List<Glob> files) {
+        this.files.addAll(files);
+    }
+
+    public void addFile(Glob file) {
+        if (null != file) {
+            this.files.add(file);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void asMap(boolean full, Map<String, Object> props) {
         props.put("graal", graal.asMap(full));
@@ -122,5 +143,10 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
             mappedJars.put("glob " + i, jars.get(i).asMap(full));
         }
         props.put("jars", mappedJars);
+        Map<String, Map<String, Object>> mappedFiles = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        for (int i = 0; i < files.size(); i++) {
+            mappedFiles.put("glob " + i, files.get(i).asMap(full));
+        }
+        props.put("files", mappedFiles);
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/dsl/NativeImage.groovy b/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/dsl/NativeImage.groovy
index 45b63cde..86cac94b 100644
--- a/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/dsl/NativeImage.groovy
+++ b/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/dsl/NativeImage.groovy
@@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ interface NativeImage extends Assembler {
 
     void jars(Action<? super Glob> action)
 
+    void files(Action<? super Glob> action)
+
     void graal(@DelegatesTo(strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST, value = Artifact) Closure<Void> action)
 
     void mainJar(@DelegatesTo(strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST, value = Artifact) Closure<Void> action)
 
     void jars(@DelegatesTo(strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST, value = Glob) Closure<Void> action)
+
+    void files(@DelegatesTo(strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST, value = Glob) Closure<Void> action)
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/internal/dsl/NativeImageImpl.groovy b/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/internal/dsl/NativeImageImpl.groovy
index d525522d..f8744fab 100644
--- a/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/internal/dsl/NativeImageImpl.groovy
+++ b/plugins/jreleaser-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/jreleaser/gradle/plugin/internal/dsl/NativeImageImpl.groovy
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class NativeImageImpl extends AbstractAssembler implements NativeImage {
     private final ArtifactImpl graal
     private final ArtifactImpl mainJar
     private final NamedDomainObjectContainer<GlobImpl> jars
+    private final NamedDomainObjectContainer<GlobImpl> files
 
     @Inject
     NativeImageImpl(ObjectFactory objects) {
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ class NativeImageImpl extends AbstractAssembler implements NativeImage {
                 glob
             }
         })
+        files = objects.domainObjectContainer(GlobImpl, new NamedDomainObjectFactory<GlobImpl>() {
+            @Override
+            GlobImpl create(String name) {
+                GlobImpl glob = objects.newInstance(GlobImpl, objects)
+                glob.name = name
+                glob
+            }
+        })
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -89,6 +98,11 @@ class NativeImageImpl extends AbstractAssembler implements NativeImage {
         action.execute(jars.maybeCreate("jars-${jars.size()}".toString()))
     }
 
+    @Override
+    void files(Action<? super Glob> action) {
+        action.execute(files.maybeCreate("files-${files.size()}".toString()))
+    }
+
     @Override
     void graal(@DelegatesTo(strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST, value = Artifact) Closure<Void> action) {
         ConfigureUtil.configure(action, graal)
@@ -104,6 +118,11 @@ class NativeImageImpl extends AbstractAssembler implements NativeImage {
         ConfigureUtil.configure(action, jars.maybeCreate("jars-${jars.size()}".toString()))
     }
 
+    @Override
+    void files(@DelegatesTo(strategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST, value = Glob) Closure<Void> action) {
+        ConfigureUtil.configure(action, files.maybeCreate("files-${files.size()}".toString()))
+    }
+
     @Override
     void setActive(String str) {
         if (isNotBlank(str)) {
@@ -122,6 +141,9 @@ class NativeImageImpl extends AbstractAssembler implements NativeImage {
         for (GlobImpl glob : jars) {
             nativeImage.addJar(glob.toModel())
         }
+        for (GlobImpl glob : files) {
+            nativeImage.addFile(glob.toModel())
+        }
         nativeImage
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/NativeImage.java b/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/NativeImage.java
index 35ce0322..7bb24bc2 100644
--- a/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/NativeImage.java
+++ b/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/NativeImage.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ package org.jreleaser.maven.plugin;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static org.jreleaser.util.StringUtils.isNotBlank;
-
 /**
  * @author Andres Almiray
  * @since 0.2.0
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
     private final Artifact graal = new Artifact();
     private final Artifact mainJar = new Artifact();
     private final List<Glob> jars = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<Glob> files = new ArrayList<>();
 
     void setAll(NativeImage nativeImage) {
         super.setAll(nativeImage);
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
         setMainJar(nativeImage.mainJar);
         setArgs(nativeImage.args);
         setJars(nativeImage.jars);
+        setFiles(nativeImage.files);
     }
 
     public Artifact getGraal() {
@@ -65,22 +65,6 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
         this.args.addAll(args);
     }
 
-    public void addArgs(List<String> args) {
-        this.args.addAll(args);
-    }
-
-    public void addArg(String arg) {
-        if (isNotBlank(arg)) {
-            this.args.add(arg.trim());
-        }
-    }
-
-    public void removeArg(String arg) {
-        if (isNotBlank(arg)) {
-            this.args.remove(arg.trim());
-        }
-    }
-
     public List<Glob> getJars() {
         return jars;
     }
@@ -90,13 +74,12 @@ public class NativeImage extends AbstractAssembler {
         this.jars.addAll(jars);
     }
 
-    public void addJars(List<Glob> jars) {
-        this.jars.addAll(jars);
+    public List<Glob> getFiles() {
+        return files;
     }
 
-    public void addJar(Glob jar) {
-        if (null != jar) {
-            this.jars.add(jar);
-        }
+    public void setFiles(List<Glob> files) {
+        this.files.clear();
+        this.files.addAll(files);
     }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/internal/JReleaserModelConverter.java b/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/internal/JReleaserModelConverter.java
index dab38a0c..7a9fa521 100644
--- a/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/internal/JReleaserModelConverter.java
+++ b/plugins/jreleaser-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/jreleaser/maven/plugin/internal/JReleaserModelConverter.java
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ public final class JReleaserModelConverter {
         a.setTemplateDirectory(nativeImage.getTemplateDirectory());
         a.setGraal(convertArtifact(nativeImage.getGraal()));
         a.setMainJar(convertArtifact(nativeImage.getMainJar()));
+        a.setJars(convertGlobs(nativeImage.getJars()));
+        a.setFiles(convertGlobs(nativeImage.getFiles()));
         a.setArgs(nativeImage.getArgs());
         return a;
     }