diff --git a/src/test/script/deploy-local.sh b/src/test/script/deploy-local.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Builds and deploys a local version of KickC
+export C64_HOME="$(dirname $0)/../../../.."
+pushd "${C64_HOME}/kickc"
+mvn package -DskipTests
+popd
+rm -r ${C64_HOME}/kickc_local/*
+unzip -d ${C64_HOME}/kickc_local ${C64_HOME}/kickc/target/kickc-release.zip
+mv ${C64_HOME}/kickc_local/kickc/* ${C64_HOME}/kickc_local/