diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7ae794d..a9c2c45 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -943,6 +943,24 @@ Examples on how and where Gradle's eclipse-plugin could (and should) be improved
 `.classpath`-file is affected if the feature is enabled are available on
 [GitHub](https://github.com/Alfred-65/gradle-modules-plugin.investigation).
 
+Preventing "command line too long" errors
+===
+When using many modules, the command line for `--module-path` can become too long.
+A workaround is to use Java's [Command-Line Argument Files](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/tools/java.htm#JSWOR-GUID-4856361B-8BFD-4964-AE84-121F5F6CF111).
+The workaround can be enabled by setting `createCommandLineArgumentFile` to `true` in the `moduleOptions` part in the `run` configuration.
+
+<details open>
+<summary>Groovy DSL</summary>
+
+```groovy
+run {
+    moduleOptions {
+        createCommandLineArgumentFile = true
+    }
+}
+```
+</details>
+
 
 Limitations
 ===
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/ModuleSystemPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/ModuleSystemPlugin.java
index 33a733d..dd9f3f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/ModuleSystemPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/ModuleSystemPlugin.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ public class ModuleSystemPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
     @Override
     public void apply(Project project) {
         if(GradleVersion.current().compareTo(GradleVersion.version("5.1")) < 0) {
-            LOGGER.warn("WARNING: You use " + GradleVersion.current() +
-                    ". The minimum version supported (with some limitations) by this plugin is 5.1." +
-                    "  It is strongly recommended to use at least Gradle 5.6.");
+            LOGGER.warn("WARNING: You use {}." +
+                    " The minimum version supported (with some limitations) by this plugin is 5.1." +
+                    " It is strongly recommended to use at least Gradle 5.6.", GradleVersion.current());
         }
         project.getPlugins().apply(JavaPlugin.class);
         new ModuleName().findModuleName(project).ifPresent(moduleName -> configureModularity(project, moduleName));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/extensions/RunModuleOptions.java b/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/extensions/RunModuleOptions.java
index ce8bb99..0fd90d6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/extensions/RunModuleOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/extensions/RunModuleOptions.java
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 
 public class RunModuleOptions extends RuntimeModuleOptions {
 
+    private Boolean createCommandLineArgumentFile = false;
+
+    public Boolean getCreateCommandLineArgumentFile() {
+        return createCommandLineArgumentFile;
+    }
+
+    public void setCreateCommandLineArgumentFile(Boolean createCommandLineArgumentFile) {
+        this.createCommandLineArgumentFile = createCommandLineArgumentFile;
+    }
+
     public RunModuleOptions(Project project) {
         super(project);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/tasks/RunTaskMutator.java b/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/tasks/RunTaskMutator.java
index 613090d..41a39e0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/tasks/RunTaskMutator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javamodularity/moduleplugin/tasks/RunTaskMutator.java
@@ -12,30 +12,62 @@
 import org.javamodularity.moduleplugin.extensions.RunModuleOptions;
 import org.javamodularity.moduleplugin.internal.TaskOption;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.StringJoiner;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 public class RunTaskMutator extends AbstractExecutionMutator {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = Logging.getLogger(RunTaskMutator.class);
+    private static final String LINE_SEP = System.getProperty("line.separator");
 
     public RunTaskMutator(JavaExec execTask, Project project) {
         super(execTask, project);
     }
 
     public void configureRun() {
-        execTask.getExtensions().create("moduleOptions", RunModuleOptions.class, project);
-        updateJavaExecTask();
+        RunModuleOptions moduleOptions = execTask.getExtensions().create("moduleOptions", RunModuleOptions.class, project);
+        updateJavaExecTask(moduleOptions);
     }
 
-    private void updateJavaExecTask() {
+    private void updateJavaExecTask(RunModuleOptions moduleOptions) {
         // don't convert to lambda: https://github.com/java9-modularity/gradle-modules-plugin/issues/54
         execTask.doFirst(new Action<Task>() {
             @Override
             public void execute(Task task) {
                 List<String> jvmArgs = buildJavaExecJvmArgs();
-                execTask.setJvmArgs(jvmArgs);
+
+                if (!moduleOptions.getCreateCommandLineArgumentFile()) {
+                    execTask.setJvmArgs(jvmArgs);
+                    execTask.setClasspath(project.files());
+                }
+
+                // Workaround for 206 command line too long - https://github.com/java9-modularity/gradle-modules-plugin/issues/281
+
+                List<String> newJvmArgs = new ArrayList<>();
+
+                StringJoiner parametersJoiner = new StringJoiner("\"" + LINE_SEP + "\"", "\"", "\"");
+                for (String jvmArg : jvmArgs) {
+                    if (jvmArg.startsWith("@")) {
+                        newJvmArgs.add(jvmArg);
+                    } else {
+                        parametersJoiner.add(jvmArg.replace("\\", "\\\\"));
+                    }
+                }
+                try {
+                    Path parameterFile = Files.createTempFile("jvm-args", ".txt");
+                    Files.write(parameterFile, parametersJoiner.toString().getBytes());
+                    newJvmArgs.add("@" + parameterFile.toAbsolutePath());
+                    execTask.setJvmArgs(newJvmArgs);
+                    LOGGER.info("Patched jvmArgs for task {}: {}", execTask.getName(), newJvmArgs);
+                    parameterFile.toFile().deleteOnExit();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    LOGGER.warn("Could not create temporary file for jvmArgs. Falling back to default behavior.", e);
+                    execTask.setJvmArgs(jvmArgs);
+                }
                 execTask.setClasspath(project.files());
             }
         });