diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8eca77b..bbc6629 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
 	id "base"
+	id 'org.springframework.security.kerberos.root'
 }
 
 description = 'Spring Security Kerberos'
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/kerberos/gradle/ArtifactoryConventions.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/kerberos/gradle/ArtifactoryConventions.java
index 189c180..e6c4435 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/kerberos/gradle/ArtifactoryConventions.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/kerberos/gradle/ArtifactoryConventions.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.publish.tasks.GenerateModuleMetadata;
 import org.jfrog.build.extractor.clientConfiguration.ArtifactSpec;
 import org.jfrog.build.extractor.clientConfiguration.ArtifactSpecs;
 import org.jfrog.gradle.plugin.artifactory.ArtifactoryPlugin;
+import org.jfrog.gradle.plugin.artifactory.dsl.ArtifactoryPluginConvention;
 import org.jfrog.gradle.plugin.artifactory.task.ArtifactoryTask;
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +42,28 @@ public class ArtifactoryConventions {
 		});
 
 		project.getPlugins().withType(ArtifactoryPlugin.class, artifactory -> {
+			if (isRootProject(project)) {
+				ArtifactoryPluginConvention apConvention = (ArtifactoryPluginConvention) project.getConvention()
+						.getPlugins().get("artifactory");
+				if (project.hasProperty("artifactoryContextUrl")) {
+					apConvention.setContextUrl(project.property("artifactoryContextUrl"));
+				}
+				else {
+					apConvention.setContextUrl("https://repo.spring.io");
+				}
+				apConvention.publish(publisherConfig -> {
+					publisherConfig.invokeMethod("setPublishBuildInfo", new Object[] { false });
+					publisherConfig.repository(repository -> {
+						String repoKey = Utils.isSnapshot(project) ? "libs-snapshot-local"
+								: Utils.isMilestone(project) ? "libs-milestone-local" : "libs-release-local";
+						repository.setRepoKey(repoKey);
+						if (project.hasProperty("artifactoryUsername") && project.hasProperty("artifactoryPassword") ) {
+							repository.setUsername(project.property("artifactoryUsername"));
+							repository.setPassword(project.property("artifactoryPassword"));
+						}
+					});
+				});
+			}
 			Task task = project.getTasks().findByName(ArtifactoryTask.ARTIFACTORY_PUBLISH_TASK_NAME);
 			if (task != null) {
 				ArtifactoryTask aTask = (ArtifactoryTask) task;
@@ -48,7 +71,8 @@ public class ArtifactoryConventions {
 				// bom is not a java project so plugin doesn't
 				// add defaults for publications.
 				aTask.publications("mavenJava");
-				aTask.publishConfigs("archives");
+				// aTask.publishConfigs("archives");
+				aTask.setPublishIvy(false);
 
 				// plugin is difficult to work with, use this hack
 				// to set props before task does its real work
@@ -71,4 +95,8 @@ public class ArtifactoryConventions {
 			}
 		});
 	}
+
+	private static boolean isRootProject(Project project) {
+		return project.equals(project.getRootProject());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/kerberos/gradle/Utils.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/kerberos/gradle/Utils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e829cdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/kerberos/gradle/Utils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.security.kerberos.gradle;
+
+import org.gradle.api.Project;
+
+/**
+ * @author Janne Valkealahti
+ */
+class Utils {
+
+	static boolean isSnapshot(Project project) {
+		String projectVersion = projectVersion(project);
+		return projectVersion.matches("^.*([.-]BUILD)?-SNAPSHOT$");
+	}
+
+	static boolean isMilestone(Project project) {
+		String projectVersion = projectVersion(project);
+		return projectVersion.matches("^.*[.-]M\\d+$") || projectVersion.matches("^.*[.-]RC\\d+$");
+	}
+
+	static boolean isRelease(Project project) {
+		return !(isSnapshot(project) || isMilestone(project));
+	}
+
+	private static String projectVersion(Project project) {
+		return String.valueOf(project.getVersion());
+	}
+}