diff --git a/src/main/g8/build.mill b/src/main/g8/build.mill
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d92e7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/g8/build.mill
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//| mill-version: 1.1.7
+//| mvnDeps: ["com.lihaoyi::mill-contrib-playlib:$MILL_VERSION"]
+package build
+
+import mill.*
+import mill.playlib.*
+
+object `package` extends PlayModule {
+
+  override def scalaVersion = Task { "2.13.18" }
+  override def playVersion = Task { "3.0.11" }
+  override def twirlVersion = Task { "2.0.9" }
+
+  object test extends PlayTests
+}
diff --git a/src/main/g8/default.properties b/src/main/g8/default.properties
index 7b564cb..1869318 100644
--- a/src/main/g8/default.properties
+++ b/src/main/g8/default.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 description=This template generates a Play Java project
 name=play-java-seed
 organization=com.example
-verbatim=*.css *.js *.png logback.xml
+verbatim=*.css *.js *.png logback.xml build.mill