diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 07c293124c61..70c3e253982e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,16 @@ jobs:
       with:
         job-id: jdk${{ matrix.jdk }}
         arguments: --scan --no-parallel --no-daemon build javadoc
+    - name: 'sqlline and sqllsh'
+      shell: cmd
+      run: |
+        call sqlline.bat -e '!quit'
+        echo.
+        echo Sqlline example/csv
+        call example/csv/sqlline.bat --verbose -u jdbc:calcite:model=example/csv/src/test/resources/model.json -n admin -p admin -f example/csv/src/test/resources/smoke_test.sql
+        echo.
+        echo sqlsh
+        call sqlsh.bat -o headers "select count(*) commits, author from (select substring(author, 1, position(' <' in author)-1) author from git_commits) group by author order by count(*) desc, author limit 20"
 
   linux-avatica:
     if: github.event.action != 'labeled'
@@ -109,6 +119,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           job-id: jdk15
           arguments: --scan --no-parallel --no-daemon build javadoc
+      - name: 'sqlline and sqllsh'
+        run: |
+          ./sqlline -e '!quit'
+          echo
+          echo Sqlline example/csv
+          ./example/csv/sqlline --verbose -u jdbc:calcite:model=example/csv/src/test/resources/model.json -n admin -p admin -f example/csv/src/test/resources/smoke_test.sql
+          echo
+          echo sqlsh
+          ./sqlsh -o headers "select count(*) commits, author from (select substring(author, 1, position(' <' in author)-1) author from git_commits) group by author order by count(*) desc, author limit 20"
 
   errorprone:
     if: github.event.action != 'labeled'
diff --git a/.ratignore b/.ratignore
index 7ab280750567..b6af2260745a 100644
--- a/.ratignore
+++ b/.ratignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 **/data.txt
 **/data2.txt
 .idea/vcs.xml
+example/csv/src/test/resources/smoke_test.sql
 
 # TODO: remove when pom.xml files are removed
 src/main/config/licenses
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 284504300d65..9dd6b0c6f134 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ import org.apache.calcite.buildtools.buildext.dsl.ParenthesisBalancer
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat
 
 plugins {
+    // java-base is needed for platform(...) resolution,
+    // see https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/14822
+    `java-base`
     publishing
     // Verification
     checkstyle
@@ -175,6 +178,12 @@ val dataSetsForSqlline = listOf(
 
 val sqllineClasspath by configurations.creating {
     isCanBeConsumed = false
+    attributes {
+        attribute(Usage.USAGE_ATTRIBUTE, objects.named(Usage.JAVA_RUNTIME))
+        attribute(LibraryElements.LIBRARY_ELEMENTS_ATTRIBUTE, objects.named(LibraryElements.CLASSES_AND_RESOURCES))
+        attribute(TargetJvmVersion.TARGET_JVM_VERSION_ATTRIBUTE, JavaVersion.current().majorVersion.toInt())
+        attribute(Bundling.BUNDLING_ATTRIBUTE, objects.named(Bundling.EXTERNAL))
+    }
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -196,7 +205,12 @@ val buildSqllineClasspath by tasks.registering(Jar::class) {
     manifest {
         attributes(
             "Main-Class" to "sqlline.SqlLine",
-            "Class-Path" to provider { sqllineClasspath.joinToString(" ") { it.absolutePath } }
+            "Class-Path" to provider {
+                // Class-Path is a list of URLs
+                sqllineClasspath.joinToString(" ") {
+                    it.toURI().toURL().toString()
+                }
+            }
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/example/csv/build.gradle.kts b/example/csv/build.gradle.kts
index ca5ea27c7ab6..b54124b22f4e 100644
--- a/example/csv/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/example/csv/build.gradle.kts
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ val buildSqllineClasspath by tasks.registering(Jar::class) {
     manifest {
         attributes(
             "Main-Class" to "sqlline.SqlLine",
-            "Class-Path" to provider { sqllineClasspath.joinToString(" ") { it.absolutePath } }
+            "Class-Path" to provider {
+                // Class-Path is a list of URLs
+                sqllineClasspath.joinToString(" ") {
+                    it.toURI().toURL().toString()
+                }
+            }
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/example/csv/sqlline b/example/csv/sqlline
index e2f73b0852c9..4248fa8373ab 100755
--- a/example/csv/sqlline
+++ b/example/csv/sqlline
@@ -27,11 +27,17 @@ case $(uname -s) in
 (*) cygwin=;;
 esac
 
-# Build classpath on first call. (To update it run ../gradlew buildSqllineClasspath)
-cd $(dirname $0)
+# readlink in macOS resolves only links, and it returns empty results if the path points to a file
+root=$0
+if [[ -L "$root" ]]; then
+  root=$(readlink "$root")
+fi
+root=$(cd "$(dirname "$root")"; pwd)
+
+CP=$root/build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar
 
-if [ ! -f build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar ]; then
-    ../../gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
+if [ "x$CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH" != "xY" ] || [ ! -f "$CP" ]; then
+  $root/../../gradlew --console plain -q :example:csv:buildSqllineClasspath
 fi
 
 VM_OPTS=
@@ -40,6 +46,6 @@ if [ "$cygwin" ]; then
   VM_OPTS=-Djline.terminal=jline.UnixTerminal
 fi
 
-exec java -Xmx1g $VM_OPTS -jar build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar "$@"
+export JAVA_OPTS=-Djavax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory=com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.DocumentBuilderFactoryImpl
 
-# End sqlline
+exec java -Xmx1g $VM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS -jar "$root/build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar" "$@"
diff --git a/example/csv/sqlline.bat b/example/csv/sqlline.bat
index d5e893725c6f..b29b6f33666d 100644
--- a/example/csv/sqlline.bat
+++ b/example/csv/sqlline.bat
@@ -19,12 +19,19 @@
 :: sqlline.bat - Windows script to launch SQL shell
 :: Example:
 :: > sqlline.bat
-:: sqlline> !connect jdbc:calcite:model=target/test-classes/model.json admin admin
+:: sqlline> !connect jdbc:calcite:model=src\test\resources\model.json admin admin
 :: sqlline> !tables
 
-:: Copy dependency jars on first call. To update it run ./gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
-if not exist build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar (call ../../gradlew buildSqllineClasspath)
+:: The script updates the classpath on each execution,
+:: You might add CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH environment variable to cache it
+:: To build classpath jar manually use gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set CP=%DIRNAME%\build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar
 
-java -Xmx1g -jar build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar sqlline.SqlLine %*
+if not defined CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH (
+  if exist "%CP%" del "%CP%"
+)
+if not exist "%CP%" (call "%DIRNAME%\..\..\gradlew" --console plain -q :example:csv:buildSqllineClasspath)
 
-:: End sqlline.bat
+java -Xmx1g -jar "%CP%" %*
diff --git a/example/csv/src/test/resources/smoke_test.sql b/example/csv/src/test/resources/smoke_test.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf643074024a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/csv/src/test/resources/smoke_test.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+!tables
+
+select 2 + 2 * 2 as "2+2*2";
diff --git a/sqlline b/sqlline
index 3f99480b810c..2da73e43c166 100755
--- a/sqlline
+++ b/sqlline
@@ -20,21 +20,27 @@
 # $ ./sqlline
 # sqlline> !connect jdbc:calcite: admin admin
 
+# The script updates the classpath on each execution,
+# You might use CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH=Y environment variable to cache it
+# To build classpath jar manually use ./gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
+
 # Deduce whether we are running cygwin
 case $(uname -s) in
 (CYGWIN*) cygwin=true;;
 (*) cygwin=;;
 esac
 
-# Build classpath on first call. To update it run ./gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
-root=$(cd "$(dirname "$(readlink $0)")"; pwd)
+# readlink in macOS resolves only links, and it returns empty results if the path points to a file
+root=$0
+if [[ -L "$root" ]]; then
+  root=$(readlink "$root")
+fi
+root=$(cd "$(dirname "$root")"; pwd)
 
 CP=$root/build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar
-if [ ! -f $CP ]; then
-  (
-    cd $root
-    ./gradlew :buildSqllineClasspath
-  )
+
+if [ "x$CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH" != "xY" ] || [ ! -f "$CP" ]; then
+  $root/gradlew --console plain -q :buildSqllineClasspath
 fi
 
 VM_OPTS=
@@ -45,6 +51,4 @@ fi
 
 export JAVA_OPTS=-Djavax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory=com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.DocumentBuilderFactoryImpl
 
-exec java -Xmx1g $VM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS -jar build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar "$@"
-
-# End sqlline
+exec java -Xmx1g $VM_OPTS $JAVA_OPTS -jar "$root/build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar" "$@"
diff --git a/sqlline.bat b/sqlline.bat
index 3556c2a5d597..d98fbd62a4f2 100644
--- a/sqlline.bat
+++ b/sqlline.bat
@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@
 :: > sqlline.bat
 :: sqlline> !connect jdbc:calcite: admin admin
 
-:: Copy dependency jars on first call.
-:: To force jar refresh, remove core\target\dependencies)
-if not exist build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar (call gradlew buildSqllineClasspath)
+:: The script updates the classpath on each execution,
+:: You might add CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH environment variable to cache it
+:: To build classpath jar manually use gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set CP=%DIRNAME%\build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar
 
-java -Xmx1G -jar build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar %*
+if not defined CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH (
+  if exist "%CP%" del "%CP%"
+)
+if not exist "%CP%" (call "%DIRNAME%\gradlew" --console plain -q :buildSqllineClasspath)
 
-:: End sqlline.bat
+java -Xmx1g -jar "%CP%" %*
diff --git a/sqlsh b/sqlsh
index 914953677334..1904d9dd3bed 100755
--- a/sqlsh
+++ b/sqlsh
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@
 # Example:
 # $ ./sqlsh select \* from du order by 1 limit 3
 
-# Build classpath on first call.
-# (To force rebuild, remove target/fullclasspath.txt.)
+# The script updates the classpath on each execution,
+# You might use CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH=Y environment variable to cache it
+# To build classpath jar manually use ./gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
 
 # Deduce whether we are running cygwin
 case $(uname -s) in
@@ -28,19 +29,20 @@ case $(uname -s) in
 (*) cygwin=;;
 esac
 
-root=$(cd "$(dirname "$(readlink $0)")"; pwd)
+# readlink in macOS resolves only links, and it returns empty results if the path points to a file
+root=$0
+if [[ -L "$root" ]]; then
+  root=$(readlink "$root")
+fi
+root=$(cd "$(dirname "$root")"; pwd)
 
 CP=$root/build/libs/sqllineClasspath.jar
-if [ ! -f $CP ]; then
-  (
-    cd $root
-    ./gradlew :buildSqllineClasspath
-  )
+
+if [ "x$CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH" != "xY" ] || [ ! -f "$CP" ]; then
+  $root/gradlew --console plain -q :buildSqllineClasspath
 fi
 
 VM_OPTS=
 export JAVA_OPTS=-Djavax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory=com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.DocumentBuilderFactoryImpl
 
 exec java $VM_OPTS -cp "${CP}" $JAVA_OPTS org.apache.calcite.adapter.os.SqlShell "$@"
-
-# End sqlsh
diff --git a/sqlsh.bat b/sqlsh.bat
index 2a18de06cbd0..45d7187b0b4e 100644
--- a/sqlsh.bat
+++ b/sqlsh.bat
@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@
 :: > sqlline.bat
 :: sqlline> !connect jdbc:calcite: admin admin
 
-:: Copy dependency jars on first call.
-:: To force jar refresh, remove core\target\dependencies)
-if not exist build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar (call gradlew buildSqllineClasspath)
+:: The script updates the classpath on each execution,
+:: You might add CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH environment variable to cache it
+:: To build classpath jar manually use gradlew buildSqllineClasspath
+set DIRNAME=%~dp0
+if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+set CP=%DIRNAME%\build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar
 
-java -Xmx1G -cp build\libs\sqllineClasspath.jar org.apache.calcite.adapter.os.SqlShell %*
+if not defined CACHE_SQLLINE_CLASSPATH (
+  if exist "%CP%" del "%CP%"
+)
+if not exist "%CP%" (call "%DIRNAME%\gradlew" --console plain -q :buildSqllineClasspath)
 
-:: End sqlline.bat
+java -Xmx1g -cp "%CP%" org.apache.calcite.adapter.os.SqlShell %*