diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 5578de72..16843e23 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ pool:
   vmImage: ubuntu-latest
 
 steps:
+- script: |
+    git checkout $(Build.SourceBranchName)
+    git config --global user.name "Azure DevOps"
+  displayName: "git config"
+- task: MavenAuthenticate@0
+  displayName: 'authenticate maven'
+  inputs:
+    artifactsFeeds: bt
 - task: Gradle@2
   inputs:
     workingDirectory: ''
@@ -20,4 +28,20 @@ steps:
     jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
     publishJUnitResults: true
     testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
-    tasks: 'build'
+    tasks: 'clean test'
+- task: Gradle@2
+  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'))
+  inputs:
+    workingDirectory: ''
+    gradleWrapperFile: 'gradlew'
+    gradleOptions: '-Xmx3072m'
+    javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
+    jdkVersionOption: '1.8'
+    jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
+    tasks: 'release -Prelease.useAutomaticVersion=true'
+- task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
+  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'))
+  inputs:
+    targetPath: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/build/libs/$(artifactName)
+    artifactName: artifact
+  displayName: "publish build artifact"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bae122d2..f7c44b66 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 plugins {
     id("net.ltgt.errorprone") version "0.8.1" apply false
+    id 'net.researchgate.release' version '2.8.1'
 }
 
 configure(allprojects) {
@@ -53,27 +54,13 @@ apply(from: "project.gradle");
 
 group = "com.github.java-json-tools";
 
-ext.forRelease = !version.endsWith("-SNAPSHOT");
-
 /*
  * Repositories to use
  */
 repositories {
     mavenCentral();
-    if (!forRelease) {
-        maven {
-            url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
-        }
-    }
-    /* Allow staging references for last pre-release testing. */
-    if (project.properties.containsKey("sonatypeUsername")) {
-        maven {
-            url "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2"
-            credentials {
-                username = project.properties["sonatypeUsername"]
-                password = project.properties["sonatypePassword"]
-            }
-        }
+    maven {
+        url "https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/Gravity9Solutions/BT/_packaging/bt/maven/v1"
     }
 }
 
@@ -117,15 +104,6 @@ allprojects {
     }
 }
 
-/*
- * Javadoc: we need to tell where the overview.html is, it will not pick it up
- * automatically...
- */
-
-//javadoc {
-//    options.overview = "src/main/java/overview.html";
-//}
-
 task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
     classifier = "javadoc";
     from javadoc.destinationDir;
@@ -142,108 +120,4 @@ wrapper {
     distributionUrl = "https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-${gradleVersion}-all.zip";
 }
 
-task pom {
-    doLast {
-        pom {}.writeTo("${projectDir}/pom.xml");
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * SIGNING
- */
-
-project.ext {
-    scmUrl = sprintf("git@github.com:java-json-tools/%s.git", name);
-    projectURL = sprintf("https://github.com/java-json-tools/%s", name);
-    sonatypeStaging = "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/";
-    sonatypeSnapshots = "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/";
-};
-
-task checkSigningRequirements {
-    doLast {
-        def requiredProperties = [ "sonatypeUsername", "sonatypePassword" ];
-        def noDice = false;
-        requiredProperties.each {
-            if (project.properties[it] == null) {
-                noDice = true;
-                System.err.printf("property \"%s\" is not defined!\n", it);
-            }
-        }
-        if (noDice)
-            throw new IllegalStateException("missing required properties for " +
-                "upload");
-    }
-}
-
-uploadArchives {
-    dependsOn(checkSigningRequirements);
-    repositories {
-        mavenDeployer {
-            beforeDeployment {
-                MavenDeployment deployment -> signing.signPom(deployment);
-            }
-
-            repository(url: "${sonatypeStaging}") {
-                authentication(
-                    userName: project.properties["sonatypeUsername"],
-                    password: project.properties["sonatypePassword"]
-                );
-            }
-
-            snapshotRepository(url: "${sonatypeSnapshots}") {
-                authentication(
-                    userName: project.properties["sonatypeUsername"],
-                    password: project.properties["sonatypePassword"]
-                );
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/*
- * Configure pom.xml on install, uploadArchives
- */
-[
-    install.repositories.mavenInstaller,
-    uploadArchives.repositories.mavenDeployer
-]*.pom*.whenConfigured { pom ->
-    pom.project {
-        name "${project.name}";
-        packaging "jar";
-        description "${project.ext.description}";
-        url "${projectURL}";
-
-        scm {
-            url "${scmUrl}";
-            connection "${scmUrl}";
-            developerConnection "scm:git:${scmUrl}";
-        }
-
-        licenses {
-            license {
-                name "Lesser General Public License, version 3 or greater";
-                url "http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html";
-                distribution "repo";
-            };
-            license {
-                name "Apache Software License, version 2.0";
-                url "http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0";
-                distribution "repo";
-            }
-        }
-
-        developers {
-            developer {
-                id "huggsboson";
-                name "John Huffaker";
-                email "jhuffaker+java-json-tools@gmail.com";
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-signing {
-    required { forRelease && gradle.taskGraph.hasTask("uploadArchives") };
-    sign configurations.archives;
-}
 
diff --git a/project.gradle b/project.gradle
index 19d30268..1d30a33e 100644
--- a/project.gradle
+++ b/project.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  * Project-specific settings. Unfortunately we cannot put the name in there!
  */
 group = "com.github.java-json-tools";
-version = "2.0.0";
+version = "2.0.0-SNAPSHOT";
 sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7;
 targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7; // defaults to sourceCompatibility
 project.ext.description = "JSON Patch (RFC 6902) and JSON Merge Patch (RFC 7386) implementation in Java, using extended TMF620 JsonPath syntax";