diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5209403..bd9e393 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 target/
+project/project/
 
 # Metals / bloop
 .metals/
 .bloop/
+project/metals.sbt
+
 
 # Intellij
 .idea/
 
+#vscode
+.vscode/
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 92afb07..5a91dff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,13 +3,51 @@
 Gitlab dependency resolution and artifact publishing for sbt
 
 ```scala
-addSbtPlugin("com.gilcloud" % "sbt-gitlab" % "0.0.4")
+addSbtPlugin("com.gilcloud" % "sbt-gitlab" % "0.0.6") // in your project/plugins.sbt file
 ```
 
+
 ## Usage
 
 This plugin requires sbt 1.0.0+
 
+### Publishing to Gitlab via Gitlab CI/CD
+
+Utilizing the sbt publish command within GitLab CI/CD should require no additional configuration. This plugin automatically pulls the following GitLab environment variables which should always be provided by default within GitLab Pipelines
+
+```shell
+$CI_JOB_TOKEN   # Access Token to authorize read/writes to the gitlab pakcage registry
+$CI_PROJECT_ID  # Project ID for active project pipeline. Used so Gitlab knows what project to publish the artifact under
+$CI_GROUP_ID    # Gitlab Groupt ID. Used for fetching Artifacts published under the specified Group. 
+                # In a pipeline this would be set to the id of the group the project is under (when applicable)
+$CI_SERVER_HOST # The host name for gitlab defaults to gitlab.com
+```
+
+Any of these 'defaults' can be overwritten in your build.sbt file
+
+```scala
+import com.gilcloud.sbt.gitlab.{GitlabCredentials,GitlabPlugin}
+
+GitlabPlugin.autoImport.gitlabGroupId     :=  Some(12345)
+GitlabPlugin.autoImport.gitlabProjectId   :=  Some(12345)
+GitlabPlugin.autoImport.gitlabDomain      :=  "my-gitlab-host.com"
+GitlabPlugin.autoImport.GitlabCredentials :=  Some(GitlabCredentials("Private-Token","<API-KEY>"))
+
+// Alternatively for credential managment 
+// ideal for pulling artifacts locally and keeping tokens out of your source control
+// see below for sample .credentials file
+credentials += Credentials(Path.userHome / ".sbt" / ".credentials.gitlab"),
+
+```
+> ~/.sbt/.credentials.gitlab
+```.credentials
+realm=gitlab
+host=my-git-lab-host
+user=Private-Token
+password=<API-KEY>
+```
+
+In order to publish to 
 ### Testing
 
 Run `test` for regular unit tests.
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index d9cce3a..a6a3399 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name := "sbt-gitlab"
 organization := "com.gilcloud"
-version := "0.0.5"
+version := "0.0.6"
 description := "publishing and dependency resolution for gitlab both private and hosted using header auth"
 sbtPlugin := true
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/gilcloud/sbt/gitlab/GitlabPlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/com/gilcloud/sbt/gitlab/GitlabPlugin.scala
index c7070fb..8a164e0 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/gilcloud/sbt/gitlab/GitlabPlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/gilcloud/sbt/gitlab/GitlabPlugin.scala
@@ -9,14 +9,17 @@ import org.apache.ivy.util.url.{
 import sbt.Keys._
 import sbt.internal.CustomHttp
 import sbt.internal.librarymanagement.ivyint.GigahorseUrlHandler
-import sbt.{Credentials, Def, _}
+import sbt._
 
 import scala.util.Try
 object GitlabPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
 
+  
   lazy val headerAuthHandler =
     taskKey[Unit]("perform auth using header credentials")
+
   // This plugin will load automatically
+  override def trigger: PluginTrigger = allRequirements
 
   object autoImport {
 
@@ -32,13 +35,6 @@ object GitlabPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
   }
   import autoImport._
 
-  override def trigger: PluginTrigger = allRequirements
-
-  override def globalSettings =
-    Seq(
-      gitlabDomain := "gitlab.com"
-    )
-
   def headerEnrichingClientBuilder(
       existingBuilder: OkHttpClient.Builder,
       domain: String,
@@ -65,10 +61,14 @@ object GitlabPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
           downloader: URLHandler
       ): Unit = {}
     }
-
+  
   override def projectSettings: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] =
+    inScope(publish.scopedKey.scope)(gitLabProjectSettings)
+
+  val gitLabProjectSettings : Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = 
     Seq(
       publishMavenStyle := true,
+      gitlabDomain := sys.env.getOrElse("CI_SERVER_HOST", "gitlab.com"),
       gitlabProjectId := sys.env
         .get("CI_PROJECT_ID")
         .flatMap(str => Try(str.toInt).toOption),