diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 79c44557..7e82b30a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ install:
 - mvn --settings .settings.xml install -P docs -q -U -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true
 - ./docs/src/main/asciidoc/ghpages.sh
 script:
-- '[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" != "false" ] || mvn --settings .settings.xml deploy -P release -nsu -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true'
+- '[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" != "false" ] || mvn --settings .settings.xml deploy -P release -DaltSnapshotDeploymentRepository=repo.spring.io::default::https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local -nsu -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true'
 - '[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" = "false" ] || mvn --settings .settings.xml install -nsu -Dmaven.test.redirectTestOutputToFile=true'
 env:
   global:
diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 0ffc7973..80fd2390 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -2,3 +2,32 @@
 
 Spring Cloud Build is a common utility project for Spring Cloud
 to use for plugin and dependency management.
+
+== Building and Deploying
+
+To install locally:
+
+----
+
+$ mvn install
+----
+
+and to deploy snapshots to repo.spring.io:
+
+----
+$ mvn install -DaltSnapshotDeploymentRepository=repo.spring.io::default::https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local
+----
+
+for a RELEASE build use
+
+----
+$ mvn install -DaltReleaseDeploymentRepository=repo.spring.io::default::https://repo.spring.io/libs-release-local
+----
+
+and for Maven Central use
+
+----
+$ mvn install -P central -DaltReleaseDeploymentRepository=sonatype-nexus-staging::default::https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2
+----
+
+(the "central" profile is available for all projects in Spring Cloud and it sets up the gpg jar signing, and the repository has to be specified separately for this project because it is a parent of the starter parent which users inturn have as their own parent).
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
index a0a23ed9..180d4da0 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
 Spring Cloud Build is a common utility project for Spring Cloud
 to use for plugin and dependency management.
 
+== Building and Deploying
+
+To install locally:
+
+----
+
+$ mvn install
+----
+
+and to deploy snapshots to repo.spring.io:
+
+----
+$ mvn deploy -DaltSnapshotDeploymentRepository=repo.spring.io::default::https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local
+----
+
+for a RELEASE build use
+
+----
+$ mvn deploy -DaltReleaseDeploymentRepository=repo.spring.io::default::https://repo.spring.io/libs-release-local
+----
+
+and for Maven Central use
+
+----
+$ mvn deploy -P central -DaltReleaseDeploymentRepository=sonatype-nexus-staging::default::https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2
+----
+
+(the "central" profile is available for all projects in Spring Cloud and it sets up the gpg jar signing, and the repository has to be specified separately for this project because it is a parent of the starter parent which users in turn have as their own parent).
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc73cf5c..8ccd7ea7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,52 +31,9 @@
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
-	<profiles>
-		<profile>
-			<id>release</id>
-	        <distributionManagement>
-		      <downloadUrl>https://github.com/spring-cloud</downloadUrl>
-		      <site>
-			    <id>spring-docs</id>
-			    <url>scp://static.springframework.org/var/www/domains/springframework.org/static/htdocs/spring-cloud/docs/${project.artifactId}/${project.version}
-			    </url>
-		      </site>
-		      <repository>
-			    <id>repo.spring.io</id>
-			    <name>Spring Release Repository</name>
-			    <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release-local</url>
-		      </repository>
-		      <snapshotRepository>
-			    <id>repo.spring.io</id>
-			    <name>Spring Snapshot Repository</name>
-			    <url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
-		      </snapshotRepository>
-	        </distributionManagement>
-		</profile>
-		<profile>
-			<id>milestone</id>
-			<distributionManagement>
-				<repository>
-					<id>repo.spring.io</id>
-					<name>Spring Milestone Repository</name>
-					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
-				</repository>
-			</distributionManagement>
-		</profile>
-		<profile>
+    <profiles>
+ 		<profile>
 			<id>central</id>
-			<distributionManagement>
-				<snapshotRepository>
-					<id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
-					<name>Sonatype Nexus Snapshots</name>
-					<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
-				</snapshotRepository>
-				<repository>
-					<id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
-					<name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
-					<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
-				</repository>
-			</distributionManagement>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
@@ -94,6 +51,6 @@
 					</plugin>
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
-		</profile>
-	</profiles>
+		</profile>     
+    </profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml
index bb524202..ab6677f5 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-build/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,50 @@
 			</plugins>
 		</pluginManagement>
 	</build>
+	<distributionManagement>
+		<downloadUrl>https://github.com/spring-cloud</downloadUrl>
+		<site>
+			<id>spring-docs</id>
+			<url>scp://static.springframework.org/var/www/domains/springframework.org/static/htdocs/spring-cloud/docs/${project.artifactId}/${project.version}
+		</url>
+		</site>
+		<repository>
+			<id>repo.spring.io</id>
+			<name>Spring Release Repository</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-release-local</url>
+		</repository>
+		<snapshotRepository>
+			<id>repo.spring.io</id>
+			<name>Spring Snapshot Repository</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
+		</snapshotRepository>
+	</distributionManagement>
 	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>milestone</id>
+			<distributionManagement>
+				<repository>
+					<id>repo.spring.io</id>
+					<name>Spring Milestone Repository</name>
+					<url>https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
+				</repository>
+			</distributionManagement>
+		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>central</id>
+			<distributionManagement>
+				<snapshotRepository>
+					<id>sonatype-nexus-snapshots</id>
+					<name>Sonatype Nexus Snapshots</name>
+					<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+				</snapshotRepository>
+				<repository>
+					<id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+					<name>Nexus Release Repository</name>
+					<url>https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/</url>
+				</repository>
+			</distributionManagement>
+		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>java8</id>
 			<activation>