diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b6413f9..9559508 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# For the next release
+
+  * ** Johannes Starosta**
+     * New parameter publish_children in mirrors config allows multi-component publishing
+
 # Patch Release v1.1.2 (2026-01-28)
   * **Johannes Starosta**
     * Use keyring file instead of apt-key due to deprecation/removal of apt-key in recent Debian and Ubuntu releases
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9fd329..a6f6ee8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,37 @@ aptly__mirrors:
       - main
     keys:
       - url: ""
+  # Example for multi-component publishing.
+  # Note: Set only one component per repository see https://www.aptly.info/doc/feature/multi-component/
+  # Specifying multiple components is not expected to work
+  - name: openvox-noble
+    publish_prefix: openvox
+    no_block_mirror_task: true
+    origin: Vox Pupuli
+    label: openvox-ubuntu24.04
+    distribution: ubuntu24.04
+    publish_children: true
+    childrens:
+      - name: openvox7
+        distribution: ubuntu24.04
+        archive_url: https://apt.voxpupuli.org/
+        state: present
+        components:
+          - openvox7
+        architectures:
+          - amd64
+        keys:
+          - url: https://apt.voxpupuli.org/openvox-keyring.gpg
+      - name: openvox8
+        distribution: ubuntu24.04
+        archive_url: https://apt.voxpupuli.org/
+        state: present
+        components:
+          - openvox8
+        architectures:
+          - amd64
+        keys:
+          - url: https://apt.voxpupuli.org/openvox-keyring.gpg
 
 aptly__repositories:
   - name: jammy
diff --git a/files/aptly-mirror-update.py b/files/aptly-mirror-update.py
index 549f61f..d50e08e 100644
--- a/files/aptly-mirror-update.py
+++ b/files/aptly-mirror-update.py
@@ -274,6 +274,27 @@ def get_arguments():
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
+def publish_multi(client, sources, mirror_config, async_run: bool):
+    publish = Publish(client)
+    distribution = mirror_config.get("mirror_distribution")
+    prefix = mirror_config.get("mirror_prefix")
+    if publish.check_if_exists(name=distribution, prefix=prefix):
+        publish.switch_snapshot(
+            snapshots=sources,
+            prefix=prefix,
+            distribution=distribution,
+            async_run=async_run,
+        )
+    else:
+        publish.create_from_snapshot(
+            sources=sources,
+            distribution=distribution,
+            origin=mirror_config.get("mirror_origin"),
+            label=mirror_config.get("mirror_label"),
+            prefix=prefix,
+            async_run=async_run,
+        )
+
 def publish_mirror(client, mirror_name, mirror_config, current_day, async_run: bool):
     publish = Publish(client)
     distribution = mirror_config.get("mirror_distribution")
@@ -297,6 +318,7 @@ def publish_mirror(client, mirror_name, mirror_config, current_day, async_run: b
             distribution=distribution,
             async_run=async_run,
         )
+
     else:
         publish.create_from_snapshot(
             sources=[{"Name": f"{mirror_name}-{current_day}"}],
@@ -307,7 +329,6 @@ def publish_mirror(client, mirror_name, mirror_config, current_day, async_run: b
             async_run=async_run,
         )
 
-
 def mirror_update_and_snapshot(client, mirror_name, current_day, async_run: bool):
     mirror = Mirror(client=client, mirror=mirror_name)
     mirror.update(async_run=async_run)
@@ -353,6 +374,7 @@ def main():
         mirror_config = yaml.safe_load(stream)
 
     if mirror_config.get("mirror_childrens"):
+        sources = []
         for children_mirror_name in mirror_config.get("mirror_childrens"):
             with open(f"/etc/aptly/mirror/{children_mirror_name}.conf.yaml") as stream:
                 children_mirror_config = yaml.safe_load(stream)
@@ -360,6 +382,12 @@ def main():
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Children mirror {children_mirror_name} is not the parent of {mirror_name}"
                 )
+            components = ''
+            source = ''
+            if children_mirror_config.get("mirror_components"):
+                components = ','.join(children_mirror_config.get('mirror_components'))
+                source = { "Name": f"{children_mirror_name}-{current_day}", "Component": components }
+            sources.append(source)
 
             mirror_update_and_snapshot(
                 client, children_mirror_name, current_day, mirror_async
@@ -383,7 +411,10 @@ def main():
         parent_snapshot.merge(snapshots=snapshots, package_refs=packages)
 
         print("Switch publish to new snapshot")
-        publish_mirror(client, mirror_name, mirror_config, current_day, mirror_async)
+        if mirror_config.get("publish_children"):
+            publish_multi(client, sources, mirror_config, mirror_async)	
+        else:
+            publish_mirror(client, mirror_name, mirror_config, current_day, mirror_async)
 
         print("Delete all old snapshots")
         old_snapshot = Snapshot(client, f"{parent_snapshot_name}-old")
diff --git a/templates/mirror.conf.yaml.j2 b/templates/mirror.conf.yaml.j2
index 9c23598..817372a 100644
--- a/templates/mirror.conf.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/mirror.conf.yaml.j2
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 {% if mirror_children is defined and mirror_children %}
 mirror_parent: '{{ aptly__mirror_base.name }}'
 {% endif %}
+{% if aptly__mirror_base.publish_children is defined and  publish_children is not defined %}
+publish_children: true
+{% endif %}
 {% if aptly__mirror_base.childrens is defined and mirror_children is not defined %}
 mirror_childrens:
 {% for children in aptly__mirror.childrens %}
@@ -12,6 +15,14 @@ mirror_childrens:
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
+
+{% if aptly__mirror.components is defined and mirror_components is not defined %}
+mirror_components:
+{% for component in aptly__mirror.components %}
+  - '{{ component }}'
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+
 mirror_distribution: '{{ aptly__mirror.distribution }}'
 {% if aptly__mirror_base.label is defined and aptly__mirror_base.label | length > 0 %}
 mirror_label: '{{ aptly__mirror_base.label }}'