diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b1bf75f6a6..3c3a2eb858 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ configure(allprojects) {
     apply plugin: 'eclipse'
     apply plugin: 'idea'
 
+    group = 'org.springframework'
+
     sourceCompatibility=1.5
     targetCompatibility=1.5
 
@@ -44,9 +46,8 @@ configure(allprojects) {
     }
 }
 
-configure(subprojects) {
-    apply plugin: 'maven'
-    group = 'org.springframework'
+configure(subprojects) { subproject ->
+    apply from: "${rootProject.projectDir}/publish-maven.gradle"
 
     jar {
         from("${rootProject.projectDir}/src/dist") {
@@ -141,11 +142,13 @@ project('spring-core') {
             builtBy project(":spring-asm").jar
         }
         compile "commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.1"
-        compile("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:1.6.8") { optional = true }
-        compile("net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:3.0") { optional = true
+        compile("org.aspectj:aspectjweaver:1.6.8", optional)
+        compile("net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:3.0") { dep ->
+            optional dep
             exclude group: 'org.apache.ant', module: 'ant'
         }
-        compile("log4j:log4j:1.2.15") { optional = true
+        compile("log4j:log4j:1.2.15") { dep ->
+            optional dep
             exclude group: 'javax.mail', module: 'mail'
             exclude group: 'javax.jms', module: 'jms'
             exclude group: 'com.sun.jdmk', module: 'jmxtools'
@@ -160,9 +163,9 @@ project('spring-beans') {
     description = 'Spring Beans'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-core")
-        compile("javax.el:el-api:1.0") { provided = true }
-        compile("javax.inject:javax.inject:1") { provided = true }
-        compile("cglib:cglib-nodep:2.2") { optional = true }
+        compile("javax.el:el-api:1.0", provided)
+        compile("javax.inject:javax.inject:1", provided)
+        compile("cglib:cglib-nodep:2.2", optional)
     }
 }
 
@@ -170,9 +173,9 @@ project('spring-aop') {
     description = 'Spring AOP'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-beans")
-        compile("com.jamonapi:jamon:2.4") { optional = true }
-        compile("aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("commons-pool:commons-pool:1.5.3") { optional = true }
+        compile("com.jamonapi:jamon:2.4", optional)
+        compile("aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0", optional)
+        compile("commons-pool:commons-pool:1.5.3", optional)
     }
 }
 
@@ -193,7 +196,7 @@ project('spring-instrument') {
 project('spring-instrument-tomcat') {
     description = 'Spring Instrument Tomcat'
     dependencies {
-        compile("org.apache.tomcat:catalina:6.0.16") { provided = true }
+        compile("org.apache.tomcat:catalina:6.0.16", provided)
     }
 }
 
@@ -203,24 +206,25 @@ project('spring-context') {
         compile project(":spring-aop")
         compile project(":spring-expression")
         compile project(":spring-instrument")
-        compile("backport-util-concurrent:backport-util-concurrent:3.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.ejb:ejb-api:3.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.inject:javax.inject:1") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-jms_1.1_spec:1.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-jta_1.1_spec:1.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.persistence:persistence-api:1.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.validation:validation-api:1.0.0.GA") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.xml.ws:jaxws-api:2.1-1") { optional = true
+        compile("backport-util-concurrent:backport-util-concurrent:3.0", optional)
+        compile("javax.annotation:jsr250-api:1.0", optional)
+        compile("javax.ejb:ejb-api:3.0", optional)
+        compile("javax.inject:javax.inject:1", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-jms_1.1_spec:1.1", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.geronimo.specs:geronimo-jta_1.1_spec:1.1", optional)
+        compile("javax.persistence:persistence-api:1.0", optional)
+        compile("javax.validation:validation-api:1.0.0.GA", optional)
+        compile("javax.xml.ws:jaxws-api:2.1-1") { dep ->
+            optional dep
             exclude group: 'javax.jws', module: 'jsr181'
         }
-        compile("org.beanshell:bsh:2.0b4") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:1.6.3") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.jruby:jruby:1.4.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:4.2.0.Final") { optional = true }
-        compile("joda-time:joda-time:1.6") { optional = true }
-        compile("net.sf.ehcache:ehcache-core:2.0.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.codehaus.jsr166-mirror:jsr166:1.7.0") { provided = true }
+        compile("org.beanshell:bsh:2.0b4", optional)
+        compile("org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:1.6.3", optional)
+        compile("org.jruby:jruby:1.4.0", optional)
+        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-validator:4.2.0.Final", optional)
+        compile("joda-time:joda-time:1.6", optional)
+        compile("net.sf.ehcache:ehcache-core:2.0.0", optional)
+        compile("org.codehaus.jsr166-mirror:jsr166:1.7.0", provided)
         testCompile "commons-dbcp:commons-dbcp:1.2.2"
         testCompile("javax.xml:jaxrpc-api:1.1")
         testCompile("javax.inject:com.springsource.org.atinject.tck:1.0.0")
@@ -231,8 +235,8 @@ project('spring-tx') {
     description = 'Spring Transaction'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-context")
-        compile("com.ibm.websphere:uow:6.0.2.17") { provided = true }
-        compile("javax.resource:connector-api:1.5") { optional = true }
+        compile("com.ibm.websphere:uow:6.0.2.17", provided)
+        compile("javax.resource:connector-api:1.5", optional)
         compile "aopalliance:aopalliance:1.0" // NOT optional, as opposed to in :spring-aop
         testCompile "org.easymock:easymockclassextension:2.3"
     }
@@ -244,11 +248,11 @@ project('spring-oxm') {
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-context")
         compile "commons-lang:commons-lang:2.5"
-        compile("com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream:1.3.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl:2.1.7") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.jibx:jibx-run:1.1.5") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:2.4.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.codehaus.castor:castor-xml:1.3.2") { optional = true }
+        compile("com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream:1.3.1", optional)
+        compile("com.sun.xml.bind:jaxb-impl:2.1.7", optional)
+        compile("org.jibx:jibx-run:1.1.5", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.xmlbeans:xmlbeans:2.4.0", optional)
+        compile("org.codehaus.castor:castor-xml:1.3.2", optional)
         testCompile "org.codehaus.jettison:jettison:1.0.1"
         testCompile "xmlunit:xmlunit:1.2"
         testCompile "xmlpull:xmlpull:1.1.3.4a"
@@ -263,7 +267,7 @@ project('spring-jms') {
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-oxm")
         compile project(":spring-tx")
-        compile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:1.4.2") { optional = true }
+        compile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:1.4.2", optional)
     }
 }
 
@@ -271,11 +275,11 @@ project('spring-jdbc') {
     description = 'Spring JDBC'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-tx")
-        compile("c3p0:c3p0:0.9.1.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("hsqldb:hsqldb:1.8.0.7") { optional = true }
-        compile("com.h2database:h2:1.0.71") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.derby:derby:10.5.3.0_1") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.derby:derbyclient:10.5.3.0_1") { optional = true }
+        compile("c3p0:c3p0:0.9.1.2", optional)
+        compile("hsqldb:hsqldb:1.8.0.7", optional)
+        compile("com.h2database:h2:1.0.71", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.derby:derby:10.5.3.0_1", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.derby:derbyclient:10.5.3.0_1", optional)
     }
 }
 
@@ -283,16 +287,16 @@ project('spring-context-support') {
     description = 'Spring Context Support'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-jdbc")
-        compile("org.codehaus.fabric3.api:commonj:1.1.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("opensymphony:quartz:1.6.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.mail:mail:1.4") { optional = true }
-        compile("velocity:velocity:1.5") { optional = true }
-        compile("commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.15") { optional = true }
+        compile("org.codehaus.fabric3.api:commonj:1.1.0", optional)
+        compile("opensymphony:quartz:1.6.2", optional)
+        compile("javax.mail:mail:1.4", optional)
+        compile("velocity:velocity:1.5", optional)
+        compile("commons-collections:commons-collections:3.2", optional)
+        compile("org.freemarker:freemarker:2.3.15", optional)
         compile("jasperreports:jasperreports:2.0.5") { transitive = false; optional = true }
-        compile("commons-digester:commons-digester:1.8.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils:1.8.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("com.lowagie:itext:2.0.8") { optional = true }
+        compile("commons-digester:commons-digester:1.8.1", optional)
+        compile("commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils:1.8.0", optional)
+        compile("com.lowagie:itext:2.0.8", optional)
         testCompile "hsqldb:hsqldb:1.8.0.10"
         testCompile("org.apache.poi:poi:3.0.2-FINAL") {
             exclude group: 'log4j', module: 'log4j'
@@ -307,22 +311,23 @@ project('spring-web') {
     description = 'Spring Web'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-oxm")
-        compile("com.caucho:hessian:3.2.1") { optional = true } // NOTE: unavailable in maven central
-        compile("rome:rome:1.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.el:el-api:1.0") { optional = true } // as opposed to 'provided' in spring-core
-        compile("javax.faces:jsf-api:1.2_08") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.portlet:portlet-api:2.0") { provided = true }
-        compile("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:7.0.8") { provided = true } // servlet-api 3.0
-        compile("javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:2.1") { provided = true }
-        compile("javax.xml.soap:saaj-api:1.3") { provided = true }
-        compile("axis:axis:1.4") { optional = true }
-        compile("commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.2") { optional = true }
-        runtime("commons-io:commons-io:1.3") { optional = true }
-        compile("commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:3.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.1.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:1.4.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("taglibs:standard:1.1.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.mortbay.jetty:jetty:6.1.9") { optional = true
+        compile("com.caucho:hessian:3.2.1", optional)
+        compile("rome:rome:1.0", optional)
+        compile("javax.el:el-api:1.0", optional)
+        compile("javax.faces:jsf-api:1.2_08", optional)
+        compile("javax.portlet:portlet-api:2.0", provided)
+        compile("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:7.0.8", provided) // servlet-api 3.0
+        compile("javax.servlet.jsp:jsp-api:2.1", provided)
+        compile("javax.xml.soap:saaj-api:1.3", provided)
+        compile("axis:axis:1.4", optional)
+        compile("commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload:1.2", optional)
+        runtime("commons-io:commons-io:1.3", optional)
+        compile("commons-httpclient:commons-httpclient:3.1", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.1.1", optional)
+        compile("org.codehaus.jackson:jackson-mapper-asl:1.4.2", optional)
+        compile("taglibs:standard:1.1.2", optional)
+        compile("org.mortbay.jetty:jetty:6.1.9") { dep ->
+            optional dep
             exclude group: 'org.mortbay.jetty', module: 'servlet-api-2.5'
         }
         testCompile "xmlunit:xmlunit:1.2"
@@ -337,17 +342,17 @@ project('spring-orm') {
     dependencies {
         // compiling against both hibernate 3 and 4 here in order to support
         // our respective orm.hibernate3 and orm.hibernate4 packages
-        compile("org.hibernate:com.springsource.org.hibernate:3.3.1.GA") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-core:4.0.0.CR7") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-cglib-repack:2.1_3") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-annotations:3.4.0.GA") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:4.0.0.CR4") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.openjpa:openjpa:1.1.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.core:1.0.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:1.0.1") { optional = true }
-        compile("toplink.essentials:toplink-essentials:2.0-41b") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.jdo:jdo-api:3.0") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.ibatis:ibatis-sqlmap:2.3.4.726") { optional = true }
+        compile("org.hibernate:com.springsource.org.hibernate:3.3.1.GA", optional)
+        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-core:4.0.0.CR7", optional)
+        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-cglib-repack:2.1_3", optional)
+        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-annotations:3.4.0.GA", optional)
+        compile("org.hibernate:hibernate-entitymanager:4.0.0.CR4", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.openjpa:openjpa:1.1.0", optional)
+        compile("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.core:1.0.1", optional)
+        compile("org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa:1.0.1", optional)
+        compile("toplink.essentials:toplink-essentials:2.0-41b", optional)
+        compile("javax.jdo:jdo-api:3.0", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.ibatis:ibatis-sqlmap:2.3.4.726", optional)
         testCompile "javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5"
         testCompile "org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:1.5.3"
         testCompile "commons-dbcp:commons-dbcp:1.2.2"
@@ -366,19 +371,21 @@ project('spring-webmvc') {
         compile project(":spring-web")
         compile project(":spring-orm")
         compile project(":spring-context-support")
-        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-api:2.1.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-core:2.1.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-jsp:2.1.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-servlet:2.1.2") { optional = true }
-        compile("velocity-tools:velocity-tools-view:1.4") { optional = true }
-        compile("net.sourceforge.jexcelapi:jxl:2.6.3") { optional = true
+        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-api:2.1.2", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-core:2.1.2", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-jsp:2.1.2", optional)
+        compile("org.apache.tiles:tiles-servlet:2.1.2", optional)
+        compile("velocity-tools:velocity-tools-view:1.4", optional)
+        compile("net.sourceforge.jexcelapi:jxl:2.6.3") { dep ->
+            optional dep
             exclude group: 'log4j', module: 'log4j'
         }
-        compile("org.apache.poi:poi:3.0.2-FINAL") { optional = true
+        compile("org.apache.poi:poi:3.0.2-FINAL") { dep ->
+            optional dep
             exclude group: 'log4j', module: 'log4j'
         }
-        compile("javax.servlet:jstl:1.1.2") { provided = true }
-        compile("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:7.0.8") { provided = true } // servlet-api 3.0
+        compile("javax.servlet:jstl:1.1.2", provided)
+        compile("org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-servlet-api:7.0.8", provided) // servlet-api 3.0
         testCompile("org.slf4j:slf4j-log4j12:${slf4jLog4jVersion}") {
             exclude group: 'log4j', module: 'log4j'
         }
@@ -401,7 +408,7 @@ project('spring-webmvc') {
 project('spring-webmvc-portlet') {
     description = 'Spring Web Portlet'
     dependencies {
-        compile("javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5") { provided = true }
+        compile("javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5", provided)
         compile project(":spring-webmvc")
     }
 
@@ -413,10 +420,10 @@ project('spring-test') {
     description = 'Spring TestContext Framework'
     dependencies {
         compile project(":spring-webmvc-portlet")
-        compile("javax.activation:activation:1.0") { provided = true }
-        compile("org.testng:testng:5.10:jdk15") { optional = true }
-        compile("junit:junit:4.9") { optional = true }
-        compile("javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5") { provided = true }
+        compile("javax.activation:activation:1.0", provided)
+        compile("org.testng:testng:5.10:jdk15", optional)
+        compile("junit:junit:4.9", optional)
+        compile("javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5", provided)
         testCompile "org.slf4j:slf4j-jcl:1.5.3"
     }
 }
@@ -427,7 +434,7 @@ project('spring-struts') {
         compile project(":spring-webmvc")
         compile "struts:struts:1.2.9"
         compile "commons-beanutils:commons-beanutils:1.7.0"
-        compile("javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5") { provided = true }
+        compile("javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5", provided)
         testCompile project(":spring-test")
     }
 }
diff --git a/publish-maven.gradle b/publish-maven.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..17a84f86ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publish-maven.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+apply plugin: 'maven'
+
+optionalDeps = []
+providedDeps = []
+
+optional = { optionalDeps << it }
+provided = { providedDeps << it }
+
+install {
+    repositories.mavenInstaller {
+        customizePom(pom, project)
+    }
+}
+
+def customizePom(pom, gradleProject) {
+    pom.whenConfigured { generatedPom ->
+        // respect 'optional' and 'provided' dependencies
+        gradleProject.optionalDeps.each { dep ->
+            generatedPom.dependencies.find { it.artifactId == dep.name }?.optional = true
+        }
+        gradleProject.providedDeps.each { dep ->
+            generatedPom.dependencies.find { it.artifactId == dep.name }?.scope = 'provided'
+        }
+
+        // eliminate test-scoped dependencies (no need in maven central poms)
+        generatedPom.dependencies.removeAll { dep ->
+            dep.scope == 'test'
+        }
+
+        // add all items necessary for maven central publication
+        generatedPom.project {
+            name = gradleProject.description
+            description = gradleProject.description
+            url = 'https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework'
+            organization {
+                name = 'SpringSource'
+                url = 'http://springsource.org/spring-framework'
+            }
+            licenses {
+                license {
+                    name 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0'
+                    url 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
+                    distribution 'repo'
+                }
+            }
+            scm {
+                url = 'https://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework'
+                connection = 'scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework'
+                developerConnection = 'scm:git:git://github.com/SpringSource/spring-framework'
+            }
+            developers {
+                developer {
+                    id = 'jhoeller'
+                    name = 'Juergen Hoeller'
+                    email = 'jhoeller@vmware.com'
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}