diff --git a/build-central/pom.xml b/build-central/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1dd0aed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-central/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<artifactId>org.springframework.batch.build.central</artifactId>
+	<name>Distribution</name>
+	<packaging>pom</packaging>
+	<description>
+Spring Batch Maven Central Build - used to build Maven artifacts for the central repository
+	</description>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.batch</groupId>
+		<artifactId>org.springframework.batch</artifactId>
+		<version>2.0.0.CI-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>install</id>
+			<activation>
+				<activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>com.springsource.build</groupId>
+						<artifactId>com.springsource.build.converter</artifactId>
+						<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>create-build</id>
+								<phase>initialize</phase>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>create-build</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a7dab54e9..672b2ceaf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -529,6 +529,11 @@
 						<groupId>org.objectweb.asm</groupId>
 						<artifactId>com.springsource.org.objectweb.asm.attrs</artifactId>
 					</exclusion>
+					<exclusion>
+						<!-- This one isn't in BRITS but is needed by Maven Central -->
+						<groupId>javax.transaction</groupId>
+						<artifactId>jta</artifactId>
+					</exclusion>
 				</exclusions>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>