diff --git a/build_java.sh b/build_java.sh
index aded38915..b0e1442fc 100755
--- a/build_java.sh
+++ b/build_java.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,86 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
-cd $LEVELDB_HOME
-git apply $LEVELDB_HOME/java/leveldbjni/db.h.patch
-make clean libleveldb.a
-cd $LEVELDB_HOME
-cd java/leveldb/leveldb-api
-mvn clean package
-export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk-6u14-64/
-export LEVELDBJNI_HOME=$LEVELDB_HOME/java/leveldbjni/
-export SNAPPY_HOME=/home/dhruba/snappy-1.0.5
-cd $LEVELDBJNI_HOME
-mvn clean install -P linux64
-cd $LEVELDB_HOME
-git checkout $LEVELDB_HOME/include/leveldb/db.h
+function print_usage {
+  echo "Usage: $0 [build | release | bump_version version ]"
+}
+
+function check_env {
+  if [ -z $LEVELDB_HOME ] ; then
+    echo "Expect LEVELDB_HOME to be SET"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  if [ -z $JAVA_HOME ] ; then
+    export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/jdk-6u14-64/
+    echo "JAVA_HOME not set. Assuming JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME"
+  fi
+  if [ -z $LEVELDBJNI_HOME ] ; then
+    export LEVELDBJNI_HOME=$LEVELDB_HOME/java/leveldbjni/
+    echo "LEVELDBJNI_HOME not set. Assuming LEVELDBJNI_HOME=$LEVELDBJNI_HOME"
+  fi
+  if [ -z $SNAPPY_HOME ] ; then
+    export SNAPPY_HOME="/home/dhruba/snappy-1.0.5"
+    echo "SNAPPY_HOME not set. Assuming SNAPPY_HOME=$SNAPPY_HOME"
+  fi
+  if [ -z $LEVELDB_PATCH ] ; then 
+    LEVELDB_PATCH=$LEVELDB_HOME/java/leveldbjni/db.h.patch
+    echo "LEVELDB_PATCH not set. Assuming LEVELDB_PATCH=$LEVELDB_PATCH"
+  fi
+}
+
+function build {
+  cd $LEVELDB_HOME
+  git apply $LEVELDB_PATCH
+  make clean libleveldb.a
+  cd $LEVELDB_HOME/java/leveldb/leveldb-api
+  mvn clean package
+  cd $LEVELDBJNI_HOME
+  mvn clean install -P linux64
+  cd $LEVELDB_HOME
+  git checkout $LEVELDB_HOME/include/leveldb/db.h
+}
+
+function release {
+  cd $LEVELDB_HOME
+  git apply $LEVELDB_PATCH
+  make clean libleveldb.a
+  cd $LEVELDB_HOME/java/leveldb/leveldb-api
+  mvn clean package
+  cd $LEVELDBJNI_HOME
+  mvn deploy -P linux64 -DskipTests
+  cd $LEVELDB_HOME
+  git checkout $LEVELDB_HOME/include/leveldb/db.h
+}
+
+CMD=$1
+if [ -z $CMD ]; then
+  print_usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+case "$CMD" in 
+  build) 
+    check_env
+    build
+    ;;
+  bump_version)
+    if [ -z $2 ] ; then
+      echo "bump_version requires a version.no parameter at the end"
+      exit 1
+    fi 
+    check_env
+    VERSION=$2
+    pushd $LEVELDBJNI_HOME
+    mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="$VERSION"
+    popd
+    echo "VERSION SET TO $VERSION"
+    ;;
+  release)
+    check_env
+    pushd $LEVELDBJNI_HOME
+    release
+    popd
+    ;;
+  *)
+    print_usage
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-all/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-all/pom.xml
index e5b3f8e06..9afd112e4 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-all/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-all/pom.xml
@@ -34,43 +34,43 @@
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
     <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-    <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni-all</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
   <description>An uber jar which contains all the leveldbjni platform libraries and dependencies</description>
       
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni-osx</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni-linux32</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni-linux64</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni-win32</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni-win64</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
     
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux32/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux32/pom.xml
index 366cf696c..3647cfd80 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux32/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux32/pom.xml
@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
     <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-    <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni-linux32</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
   <description>The leveldbjni linux 32 native libraries</description>
       
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
           <name>leveldbjni</name>
           <classified>false</classified>
           <nativeSrcDependency>
-            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
             <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <classifier>native-src</classifier>
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux64/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux64/pom.xml
index e63d6f87f..9f0bf6d25 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux64/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-linux64/pom.xml
@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
     <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-    <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni-linux64</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
   <description>The leveldbjni linux 64 native libraries</description>
       
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
           <name>leveldbjni</name>
           <classified>false</classified>
           <nativeSrcDependency>
-            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
             <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <classifier>native-src</classifier>
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-osx/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-osx/pom.xml
index cf31b8be5..16c9c303f 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-osx/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-osx/pom.xml
@@ -34,29 +34,29 @@
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
     <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-    <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni-osx</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
   <description>The leveldbjni OS X universal native libraries</description>
 
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
       <type>test-jar</type>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
           <name>leveldbjni</name>
           <classified>false</classified>
           <nativeSrcDependency>
-            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
             <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <classifier>native-src</classifier>
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win32/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win32/pom.xml
index 1defb4667..f9d43efaf 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win32/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win32/pom.xml
@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
     <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-    <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni-win32</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
   <description>The leveldbjni Windows 32 bit native libraries</description>
       
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
           <name>leveldbjni</name>
           <classified>false</classified>
           <nativeSrcDependency>
-            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
             <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <classifier>native-src</classifier>
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win64/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win64/pom.xml
index 7f3aa6bc2..fda55111b 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win64/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni-win64/pom.xml
@@ -34,23 +34,23 @@
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
     <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-    <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni-win64</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
   <description>The leveldbjni Windows 64 bit native libraries</description>
       
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+      <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
       <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
-      <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+      <version>1.5.6</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
           <name>leveldbjni</name>
           <classified>false</classified>
           <nativeSrcDependency>
-            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+            <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
             <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
             <version>${project.version}</version>
             <classifier>native-src</classifier>
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni/pom.xml
index ed20218c9..f5a2f7acd 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/leveldbjni/pom.xml
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@
 
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
-    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+    <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
     <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-    <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.5.6</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
diff --git a/java/leveldbjni/pom.xml b/java/leveldbjni/pom.xml
index 6a0e0587a..f059326c6 100755
--- a/java/leveldbjni/pom.xml
+++ b/java/leveldbjni/pom.xml
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
     <version>1.9</version>
   </parent>
 
-  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>
+  <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni.fb</groupId>
   <artifactId>leveldbjni-project</artifactId>
-  <version>99-master-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>1.5.6</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   
   <name>${project.artifactId}</name>
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <hawtjni-version>1.6</hawtjni-version>
     <leveldb-api-version>0.4</leveldb-api-version>
+    <project.nexus.hostPort>nexus.vip.facebook.com:8181</project.nexus.hostPort>
+    <project.java.version>1.7</project.java.version>
+    <project.libs-releases-local-url>
+    http://${project.nexus.hostPort}/nexus/content/repositories/libs-releases-local
+    </project.libs-releases-local-url>
+    <project.libs-snapshots-local-url>
+    http://${project.nexus.hostPort}/nexus/content/repositories/libs-snapshots-local
+    </project.libs-snapshots-local-url>
   </properties>
   
   <modules>
@@ -95,11 +103,14 @@
   </scm>
 
   <distributionManagement>
-    <site>
-      <id>website.fusesource.org</id>
-      <name>website</name>
-      <url>dav:http://fusesource.com/forge/dav/${forge-project-id}/maven/${project.version}</url>
-    </site>
+    <repository>
+      <id>libs-releases-local</id>
+      <url>${project.libs-releases-local-url}</url>
+    </repository>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>libs-snapshots-local</id>
+      <url>${project.libs-snapshots-local-url}</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
   </distributionManagement> 
   
   <developers>
@@ -141,6 +152,15 @@
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-release-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.3.1</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <pushChanges>false</pushChanges>
+          <localCheckout>true</localCheckout>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>