diff --git a/build-spring-batch/build.xml b/build-spring-batch/build.xml
index fd0cce0d3..5006155d5 100644
--- a/build-spring-batch/build.xml
+++ b/build-spring-batch/build.xml
@@ -7,10 +7,20 @@
 		<pathelement location="${basedir}/../spring-batch-test"/>
 	</path>
 
+	<path id="parents">
+		<pathelement location="${basedir}/../spring-batch-parent"/>
+	</path>
+
 	<property file="${basedir}/../build.properties" />
 	<propertyset id="bundlor.properties">
 	  <propertyref builtin="all"/>
 	</propertyset>
+
 	<import file="${basedir}/../spring-build/multi-bundle/default.xml"/>
 
+	<target name="publish-maven-central">
+      <all-bundles target="publish-maven-central" buildpathRef="bundles"/>
+      <all-bundles target="publish-maven-central" buildpathRef="parents"/>
+	</target>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/template.mf b/spring-batch-core/template.mf
index 764b4bae5..0c954b6d8 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/template.mf
+++ b/spring-batch-core/template.mf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.batch.core
 Bundle-Name: Spring Batch Core
 Bundle-Vendor: Spring
@@ -26,4 +27,3 @@ Import-Template:
  org.osgi.framework;version="0";resolution:=optional,
  org.w3c.dom;version="0";resolution:=optional,
  javax.sql.*;version="0";resolution:=optional
- 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-batch-infrastructure/template.mf b/spring-batch-infrastructure/template.mf
index fc8b64703..7e2c8275a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-infrastructure/template.mf
+++ b/spring-batch-infrastructure/template.mf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.batch.infrastructure
 Bundle-Name: Spring Batch Infrastructure
 Bundle-Vendor: Spring
@@ -7,8 +8,8 @@ Ignored-Existing-Headers:
  Import-Package,
  Export-Package
 Import-Template: 
- com.thoughtworks.xstream.*;version="[1.3,1.4)",
- org.codehaus.jettison.*;version="[1.0,1.1)",
+ com.thoughtworks.xstream.*;version="[1.3,1.4)";resolution:=optional,
+ org.codehaus.jettison.*;version="[1.0,1.1)";resolution:=optional,
  org.aopalliance.*;version="[1.0.0, 2.0.0)",
  org.aspectj.*;version="[1.5.2,1.7.0)",
  org.hibernate.*;version="[3.2.5.ga, 3.3.0.ga)";resolution:=optional,
diff --git a/spring-batch-parent/build.xml b/spring-batch-parent/build.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..101c344e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-parent/build.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project name="org.springframework.batch.parent" xmlns:maven="antlib:org.apache.maven.artifact.ant">
+
+	<property file="${basedir}/../build.properties" />
+	<import file="${basedir}/../build-spring-batch/package-bundle.xml"/>
+
+	<target name="publish-maven-central" depends="maven.init">
+		<property name="maven.central.repository" value="s3://maven.springframework.org/${adjusted.release.type}"/>
+		<maven:deploy>
+			<remoteRepository url="${maven.central.repository}">
+				<authentication username="${accessKey}" passphrase="${secretKey}"/>
+			</remoteRepository>
+			<pom file="pom.xml"/>
+		</maven:deploy>
+	</target>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/spring-batch-test/template.mf b/spring-batch-test/template.mf
index 5f3389987..3c4896b53 100644
--- a/spring-batch-test/template.mf
+++ b/spring-batch-test/template.mf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.springframework.batch.test
 Bundle-Name: Spring Batch Test
 Bundle-Vendor: Spring
@@ -31,9 +32,7 @@ Import-Template:
  org.springframework.util.*;version="[2.5.5, 3.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.validation.*;version="[2.5.5, 3.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
  org.springframework.oxm.*;version="[1.5.0, 2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
- org.springframework.xml.*;version="[1.5.0, 2.0.0)";resolution:=optional
-Unversioned-Imports: 
- javax.sql.*,
- javax.xml.namespace.*,
- javax.xml.transform.*
- 
\ No newline at end of file
+ org.springframework.xml.*;version="[1.5.0, 2.0.0)";resolution:=optional,
+ javax.sql.*;version="0",
+ javax.xml.namespace.*;version="0",
+ javax.xml.transform.*;version="0"