diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index aea1156e..c960a80b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ build
 out
 .gradle
 .springBeans
-pom.xml
 *.iml
 *.ipr
 *.iws
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5294c3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<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/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.data.build</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-data-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.6.2.RELEASE</version>
+	</parent>
+
+	<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
+	<artifactId>spring-data-gemfire</artifactId>
+	<version>1.6.3.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+	<name>Spring Data Gemfire</name>
+
+	<properties>
+		<dist.key>SGF</dist.key>
+		<antlr.version>2.7.7</antlr.version>
+		<assertj.version>3.5.2</assertj.version>
+		<gemfire.version>8.0.0</gemfire.version>
+		<multithreadedtc.version>1.01</multithreadedtc.version>
+		<springdata.commons>1.10.2.RELEASE</springdata.commons>
+		<spring-shell.version>1.0.0.RELEASE</spring-shell.version>
+	</properties>
+
+	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-libs-snapshot</id>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
+		</repository>
+	</repositories>
+
+	<pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-plugins-release</id>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/plugins-release</url>
+		</pluginRepository>
+	</pluginRepositories>
+
+	<dependencies>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-context-support</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-tx</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.data</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-data-commons</artifactId>
+			<version>${springdata.commons}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.gemstone.gemfire</groupId>
+			<artifactId>gemfire</artifactId>
+			<version>${gemfire.version}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>antlr</groupId>
+			<artifactId>antlr</artifactId>
+			<version>${antlr.version}</version>
+			<scope>runtime</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
+			<version>${aspectj}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
+			<version>${jackson}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+			<version>${jackson}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Logging -->
+		<!-- Slf4j JCL bridge redeclared to be available in compile scope -->
+		<!-- TODO Remove -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+			<artifactId>jcl-over-slf4j</artifactId>
+			<version>${slf4j}</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<!-- Test -->
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+			<artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+			<version>${assertj.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
+			<artifactId>derbyLocale_zh_TW</artifactId>
+			<version>10.9.1.0</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>edu.umd.cs.mtc</groupId>
+			<artifactId>multithreadedtc</artifactId>
+			<version>${multithreadedtc.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.shell</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-shell</artifactId>
+			<version>${spring-shell.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<includes>
+						<include>**/*Test.java</include>
+						<include>**/*Tests.java</include>
+					</includes>
+					<reuseForks>false</reuseForks>
+					<systemProperties>
+						<gemfire.disableShutdownHook>true</gemfire.disableShutdownHook>
+						<javax.net.ssl.keyStore>${basedir}/src/test/resources/trusted.keystore</javax.net.ssl.keyStore>
+					</systemProperties>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>wagon-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
+				<artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<attributes>
+						<basedocdir>${project.basedir}/src/main/asciidoc</basedocdir>
+						<doctype>book</doctype>
+						<version>${project.version}</version>
+						<!-- TODO include other attributes from build.gradle! -->
+					</attributes>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>release</id>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.jfrog.buildinfo</groupId>
+						<artifactId>artifactory-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<inherited>false</inherited>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
+</project>