diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-utbot.yml b/.github/workflows/build-utbot.yml
index f79bdf9f3..def142c7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-utbot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-utbot.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ jobs:
           ./docker/action-scripts/build-vsix.sh
           chmod +x docker/action-scripts/integration-tests.sh
           ./docker/action-scripts/integration-tests.sh
+      - name: Setup Java for building CLion plugin
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 11
       - name: Run CLion integration tests
         run: |
           chmod +x docker/action-scripts/runClionIntegrationTests.sh 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-utbot.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-utbot.yml
index 54be04a68..c5cec1d16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-utbot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-utbot.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           chmod +x docker/action-scripts/build-vsix.sh
           ./docker/action-scripts/build-vsix.sh
+      - name: Setup Java for building CLion plugin
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: zulu
+          java-version: 11
+      - name: build CLion plugin
+        run: |
+          chmod +x docker/action-scripts/build-clion-plugin.sh
+          ./docker/action-scripts/build-clion-plugin.sh
       - name: build UTBot
         run: |
           chmod +x docker/action-scripts/build-utbot.sh
diff --git a/clion-plugin/build.gradle.kts b/clion-plugin/build.gradle.kts
index 65f22c944..86c39722c 100644
--- a/clion-plugin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/clion-plugin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ val grpcKotlinVersion by extra("1.1.0")
 val platformType: String by project
 val platformVersion: String by project
 
+val pluginVersion: String by extra(System.getenv("VERSION") ?: properties("pluginVersion"))
+
 buildscript {
     val protobufPlugInVersion by extra("0.8.17")
     val kotlinVersion by extra("1.5.30")
@@ -125,7 +127,7 @@ idea {
 }
 
 group = properties("pluginGroup")
-version = properties("pluginVersion")
+version = pluginVersion
 
 // Configure project's dependencies
 repositories {
@@ -206,7 +208,8 @@ tasks {
     }
 
     patchPluginXml {
-        version.set(properties("pluginVersion"))
+        println("plugin version $pluginVersion")
+        version.set(pluginVersion)
         sinceBuild.set(properties("pluginSinceBuild"))
         untilBuild.set(properties("pluginUntilBuild"))
 
diff --git a/clion-plugin/gradle.properties b/clion-plugin/gradle.properties
index 755e0cdc5..5ce361d7a 100644
--- a/clion-plugin/gradle.properties
+++ b/clion-plugin/gradle.properties
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 
 pluginGroup = org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin
 pluginName = UTBotCppClion
+
+# development version. For releases version is taken during build from enviroment variable VERSION
+# see publish_utbot.yaml and patchPluginXml task in build.gradle.kts
 pluginVersion = 0.0.1
 
 # See https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/build-number-ranges.html
diff --git a/clion-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml b/clion-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 1440f3113..10f934526 100644
--- a/clion-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/clion-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
     <id>org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin</id>
     <name>UTBotCppClion</name>
     <vendor>vol0n</vendor>
-    <version>0.0.1</version>
 
     <depends>com.intellij.modules.platform</depends>
     <depends>com.intellij.modules.clion.ide</depends>
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@
                                         implementationClass="org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin.ui.testsResults.UTBotTestRunLineMarkerProvider"/>
         <projectService serviceImplementation="org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin.settings.UTBotAllProjectSettings"/>
         <projectService serviceImplementation="org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin.client.ClientManager"/>
-        <applicationService serviceImplementation="org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin.settings.UTBotPluginSpecificSettings"/>
         <coverageEngine implementation="org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin.coverage.UTBotCoverageEngine"/>
         <postStartupActivity implementation="org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin.UTBotStartupActivity"/>
         <projectConfigurable parentId="tools" instance="org.utbot.cpp.clion.plugin.settings.UTBotConfigurable"
diff --git a/docker/action-scripts/build-clion-plugin.sh b/docker/action-scripts/build-clion-plugin.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7126c40d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/action-scripts/build-clion-plugin.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+cd clion-plugin
+./gradlew assemble
diff --git a/docker/action-scripts/prepare-ubuntu-release.sh b/docker/action-scripts/prepare-ubuntu-release.sh
index be125a395..a304ee084 100644
--- a/docker/action-scripts/prepare-ubuntu-release.sh
+++ b/docker/action-scripts/prepare-ubuntu-release.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cp -a docker/release_distribution_scripts/. $UTBOT_DISTR_FOLDER/
 echo $VERSION > $ARTIFACT_DIR/version.txt
 
 mv vscode-plugin/*.vsix $ARTIFACT_DIR/utbot_plugin.vsix
+mv clion-plugin/build/distributions/*.zip $ARTIFACT_DIR/clion_plugin.zip
 mv docker/unpack_and_run_utbot.sh $ARTIFACT_DIR/unpack_and_run_utbot.sh
 
 cd $ARTIFACT_DIR
diff --git a/docker/action-scripts/runClionIntegrationTests.sh b/docker/action-scripts/runClionIntegrationTests.sh
index 27fce00e1..5c8f27b65 100644
--- a/docker/action-scripts/runClionIntegrationTests.sh
+++ b/docker/action-scripts/runClionIntegrationTests.sh
@@ -8,16 +8,6 @@ sudo apt-get update -y
 # install font config. Without it java.awt will throw, and ide will exit.
 apt-get install libfreetype6 fontconfig fonts-dejavu -y
 
-#install java zulu 11 distribution
-sudo apt update -y
-sudo apt install dirmngr --install-recommends -y
-sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-keys 0xB1998361219BD9C9
-sudo apt-add-repository 'deb http://repos.azulsystems.com/ubuntu stable main' -y
-
-sudo apt update -y
-sudo apt install zulu-11 -y
-
-
 set -e
 
 ./server/build/utbot server > /dev/null 2>&1 &