diff --git a/bin/benchmark.sh b/bin/benchmark.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..af5aacb8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/benchmark.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+java -cp "$(cd `dirname $0`/..; pwd)"'/tools/benchmark-cli/build/libs/benchmark-cli.jar:*' \
+ org.logstash.benchmark.cli.Main "$@"