diff --git a/PartnerCtl/Dockerfile.native-arm64 b/PartnerCtl/Dockerfile.native-arm64
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a70c116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PartnerCtl/Dockerfile.native-arm64
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+FROM --platform=linux/arm64 ghcr.io/graalvm/native-image-community:21
+
+RUN microdnf install -y \
+    maven \
+    findutils \
+    gzip \
+    tar \
+    which \
+    file \
+    && microdnf clean all
+
+WORKDIR /workspace
diff --git a/PartnerCtl/pom.xml b/PartnerCtl/pom.xml
index dbe49f79..6aceab70 100644
--- a/PartnerCtl/pom.xml
+++ b/PartnerCtl/pom.xml
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@
         <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
         <maven.compiler.target>21</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+        <picocli.version>4.7.7</picocli.version>
     </properties>
 
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jline</groupId>
@@ -26,8 +28,78 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>info.picocli</groupId>
             <artifactId>picocli</artifactId>
-            <version>4.7.7</version>
+            <version>${picocli.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>info.picocli</groupId>
+            <artifactId>picocli-codegen</artifactId>
+            <version>${picocli.version}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+                <artifactId>kotlin-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${kotlin.version}</version>
+
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>kapt</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>kapt</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <sourceDirs>
+                                <sourceDir>src/main/java</sourceDir>
+                            </sourceDirs>
+                            <annotationProcessorPaths>
+                                <annotationProcessorPath>
+                                    <groupId>info.picocli</groupId>
+                                    <artifactId>picocli-codegen</artifactId>
+                                    <version>${picocli.version}</version>
+                                </annotationProcessorPath>
+                            </annotationProcessorPaths>
+                            <annotationProcessorArgs>
+                                <project>partnerctl</project>
+                            </annotationProcessorArgs>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>compile</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>compile</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <sourceDirs>
+                                <sourceDir>src/main/java</sourceDir>
+                            </sourceDirs>
+                            <jvmTarget>21</jvmTarget>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.graalvm.buildtools</groupId>
+                <artifactId>native-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.0.0</version>
+                <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                    <imageName>partnerctl</imageName>
+                    <mainClass>work.slhaf.partner.ctl.PartnerCtlKt</mainClass>
+                    <metadataRepository>
+                        <enabled>false</enabled>
+                    </metadataRepository>
+                    <buildArgs>
+                        <buildArg>--no-fallback</buildArg>
+                        <buildArg>-H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces</buildArg>
+                    </buildArgs>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>
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diff --git a/PartnerCtl/scripts/build-native-arm64.sh b/PartnerCtl/scripts/build-native-arm64.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..053762ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PartnerCtl/scripts/build-native-arm64.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+MODULE_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/.." && pwd)"
+REPO_DIR="$(cd "${MODULE_DIR}/.." && pwd)"
+IMAGE_NAME="${PARTNERCTL_ARM64_BUILDER_IMAGE:-partnerctl-native-arm64-builder:21}"
+DOCKERFILE="${MODULE_DIR}/Dockerfile.native-arm64"
+
+if ! docker image inspect "${IMAGE_NAME}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  echo "[partnerctl] building reusable arm64 native builder image: ${IMAGE_NAME}"
+  docker buildx build \
+    --platform linux/arm64 \
+    -f "${DOCKERFILE}" \
+    -t "${IMAGE_NAME}" \
+    --load \
+    "${MODULE_DIR}"
+fi
+
+echo "[partnerctl] building linux-aarch64 native executable"
+docker run --rm \
+  --platform linux/arm64 \
+  --entrypoint /bin/bash \
+  -v "${REPO_DIR}":/workspace \
+  -v "${HOME}/.m2":/root/.m2 \
+  -w /workspace/PartnerCtl \
+  "${IMAGE_NAME}" \
+  -lc 'mvn -Pnative native:compile && file target/partnerctl'