diff --git a/shared/ceres.gradle b/shared/ceres.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6629acc9f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/ceres.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+nativeUtils {
+    nativeDependencyContainer {
+        ceres(getNativeDependencyTypeClass('WPIStaticMavenDependency')) {
+            groupId = "edu.wpi.first.thirdparty.frc2024"
+            artifactId = "ceres"
+            headerClassifier = "headers"
+            sourceClassifier = "sources"
+            ext = "zip"
+            version = '2.2-1'
+            targetPlatforms.addAll(nativeUtils.wpi.platforms.allPlatforms)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/wpical/build.gradle b/wpical/build.gradle
index 240b734ac38..ba440035ded 100644
--- a/wpical/build.gradle
+++ b/wpical/build.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ apply from: "${rootDir}/shared/config.gradle"
 def wpilibVersionFileInput = file("src/main/generate/WPILibVersion.cpp.in")
 def wpilibVersionFileOutput = file("$buildDir/generated/main/cpp/WPILibVersion.cpp")
 
+apply from: "${rootDir}/shared/ceres.gradle"
+
 task generateCppVersion() {
     description = 'Generates the wpilib version class'
     group = 'WPILib'
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ model {
                 lib project: ':wpiutil', library: 'wpiutil', linkage: 'static'
                 lib project: ':wpigui', library: 'wpigui', linkage: 'static'
                 lib project: ':thirdparty:imgui_suite', library: 'imgui', linkage: 'static'
+                nativeUtils.useRequiredLibrary(it, 'ceres')
                 if (it.targetPlatform.operatingSystem.isWindows()) {
                     it.linker.args << 'Gdi32.lib' << 'Shell32.lib' << 'd3d11.lib' << 'd3dcompiler.lib'
                 } else if (it.targetPlatform.operatingSystem.isMacOsX()) {