diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a33454b..718034a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ MIT License.
 
 Use it at will, just don't sue me.
 
-# Dependencies
+## Dependencies
 
 The only dependency is the SLF4 API (MIT License as well).
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 1e93e09..b67bef5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,107 @@
+
+
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
+def globalVersion = new Version(version)
+
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
     gradleVersion = '3.0'
+}
+
+// configures all sub-projects consistently
+subprojects {
+    apply plugin: 'java'
+
+    version = globalVersion
+    status = version.status
+
+    sourceCompatibility = '1.8'
+    targetCompatibility = '1.8'
+
+    repositories {
+        mavenCentral()
+        jcenter()
+    }
+
+    buildscript {
+        repositories {
+            jcenter()
+        }
+        dependencies {
+            classpath 'com.jfrog.bintray.gradle:gradle-bintray-plugin:1.1'
+        }
+    }
+
+    task sourceJar(type: Jar) {
+        from sourceSets.main.allSource
+        classifier = 'sources'
+    }
+    task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
+        classifier = 'javadoc'
+        from javadoc.destinationDir
+    }
+
+    // publishing artifacts to Bintray JCenter
+    configurations {
+        published
+    }
+
+    // upload to JCenter
+    artifacts {
+        published sourceJar
+        published javadocJar
+    }
+
+    apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.bintray'
+    apply plugin: 'maven'
+
+    ext.publish = true
+    bintray {
+        // grab credentials from environment variables
+        user = "$System.env.BINTRAY_USER"
+        key = "$System.env.BINTRAY_API_KEY"
+
+        configurations = ['published', 'archives']
+        dryRun = false //Whether to run this as dry-run, without deploying
+        publish = true //If version should be auto published after an upload
+        pkg {
+            repo = 'structlog4j'
+            name = project.name
+            desc = 'Structured logging for Java on top of the SLF4jAPI'
+            websiteUrl = 'https://github.com/jacek99/structlog4j'
+            issueTrackerUrl = 'https://github.com/jacek99/structlog4j'
+            vcsUrl = 'https://github.com/jacek99/structlog4j'
+            licenses = ['MIT']
+            publicDownloadNumbers = true
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+class Version {
+    String originalVersion
+    String thisVersion
+    String status
+    Date buildTime
+
+    Version(String versionValue) {
+        buildTime = new Date()
+        originalVersion = versionValue
+        if (originalVersion.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')) {
+            status = 'integration'
+            thisVersion = originalVersion.substring(0, originalVersion.length() - 'SNAPSHOT'.length()) + getTimestamp()
+        } else {
+            status = 'release'
+            thisVersion = versionValue
+        }
+    }
+
+    String getTimestamp() {
+        // Convert local file timestamp to UTC
+        def format = new SimpleDateFormat('yyyyMMddHHmmss')
+        format.setCalendar(Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC')));
+        return format.format(buildTime)
+    }
+
+    String toString() {
+        thisVersion
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/structlog4j-api/build.gradle b/structlog4j-api/build.gradle
index b06a834..5ff3ba7 100644
--- a/structlog4j-api/build.gradle
+++ b/structlog4j-api/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
-
-repositories {
-    mavenCentral()
-}
-
 dependencies {
 
     // Lombok is KING