diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/build.gradle b/dependency-check-gradle/build.gradle
index d756ae679..9176ae9b8 100644
--- a/dependency-check-gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/dependency-check-gradle/build.gradle
@@ -54,112 +54,7 @@ dependencies {
 group = 'com.thoughtworks.tools'
 version = '0.0.4'
 
-//-------------------------------
-// Local debug use only
-//
-//uploadArchives {
-//    repositories {
-//        mavenDeployer {
-//            repository(url: uri('../../../repo'))
-//        }
-//    }
-//}
-//-------------------------------
-
-
-// upload to maven central
-uploadArchives {
-    repositories {
-        mavenDeployer {
-            beforeDeployment { MavenDeployment deployment -> signing.signPom(deployment) }
-
-            repository(url: "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/") {
-                authentication(userName: sonatypeUsername, password: sonatypePassword)
-            }
-
-            snapshotRepository(url: "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/") {
-                authentication(userName: sonatypeUsername, password: sonatypePassword)
-            }
-
-            pom.project {
-                name 'Dependency Check Gradle Plugin'
-                packaging 'jar'
-                description 'Dependency-Check is a utility that attempts to detect publicly disclosed vulnerabilities contained within project dependencies.'
-                url 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck/tree/master/dependency-check-gradle'
-
-                scm {
-                    connection 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
-                    developerConnection 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
-                    url 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck'
-                }
-
-                licenses {
-                    license {
-                        name 'The Apache License, Version 2.0'
-                        url 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
-                    }
-                }
-
-                developers {
-                    developer {
-                        id 'wmaintw'
-                        name 'Wei Ma'
-                        email 'wma@thoughtworks.com'
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-task javadocJar(type: Jar) {
-    classifier = 'javadoc'
-    from javadoc
-}
-
-artifacts {
-    archives javadocJar, sourcesJar
-}
-
-signing {
-    sign configurations.archives
-}
-
-// publish to Bintray
-plugindev {
-    pluginId = 'dependency.check'
-    pluginName = 'dependency-check'
-    pluginImplementationClass 'com.tools.security.plugin.DependencyCheckGradlePlugin'
-    pluginDescription 'This is dependency check gradle plugin.'
-    pluginLicenses 'Apache-2.0'
-    pluginTags 'dependency check', 'security'
-    authorId 'wmaintw'
-    authorName 'Wei Ma'
-    authorEmail 'wma@thoughtworks.com'
-    projectUrl 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck'
-    projectIssuesUrl 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck/issues'
-    projectVcsUrl 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
-    projectInceptionYear '2015'
-    done()
-}
-
-bintray {
-    user = bintrayUser
-    key = bintrayUserKey
-    pkg.repo = bintrayRepo
-}
-
-// publish to gradle plugin portal
-pluginBundle {
-    website = 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck'
-    vcsUrl = 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
-    description = 'This is dependency check gradle plugin.'
-    tags = ['dependency check', 'security']
-
-    plugins {
-        dependencyCheckPlugin {
-            id = 'dependency.check'
-            displayName = 'dependency-check'
-        }
-    }
-}
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+apply from: 'conf/publish/local.gradle'
+//apply from: 'conf/publish/maven.gradle'
+apply from: 'conf/publish/gradlePluginsPortal.gradle'
+apply from: 'conf/publish/bintray.gradle'        // according to the documentation of plugindev, this line has to be placed and the very end of the build file
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diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/bintray.gradle b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/bintray.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba8f0ad6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/bintray.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// publish to Bintray
+plugindev {
+    pluginId = 'dependency.check'
+    pluginName = 'dependency-check'
+    pluginImplementationClass 'com.tools.security.plugin.DependencyCheckGradlePlugin'
+    pluginDescription 'This is dependency check gradle plugin.'
+    pluginLicenses 'Apache-2.0'
+    pluginTags 'dependency check', 'security'
+    authorId 'wmaintw'
+    authorName 'Wei Ma'
+    authorEmail 'wma@thoughtworks.com'
+    projectUrl 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck'
+    projectIssuesUrl 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck/issues'
+    projectVcsUrl 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
+    projectInceptionYear '2015'
+    done()
+}
+
+bintray {
+    user = bintrayUser
+    key = bintrayUserKey
+    pkg.repo = bintrayRepo
+}
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diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/gradlePluginsPortal.gradle b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/gradlePluginsPortal.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..198ca9a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/gradlePluginsPortal.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// publish to gradle plugin portal
+pluginBundle {
+    website = 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck'
+    vcsUrl = 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
+    description = 'This is dependency check gradle plugin.'
+    tags = ['dependency check', 'security']
+
+    plugins {
+        dependencyCheckPlugin {
+            id = 'dependency.check'
+            displayName = 'dependency-check'
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/local.gradle b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/local.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9b2f9d9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/local.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//Local debug use only
+uploadArchives {
+    repositories {
+        mavenDeployer {
+            repository(url: uri('../../../repo'))
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/maven.gradle b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/maven.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ea83a7c5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency-check-gradle/conf/publish/maven.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+//upload to maven central
+uploadArchives {
+    repositories {
+        mavenDeployer {
+            beforeDeployment { MavenDeployment deployment -> signing.signPom(deployment) }
+
+            repository(url: "https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/") {
+                authentication(userName: sonatypeUsername, password: sonatypePassword)
+            }
+
+            snapshotRepository(url: "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/") {
+                authentication(userName: sonatypeUsername, password: sonatypePassword)
+            }
+
+            pom.project {
+                name 'Dependency Check Gradle Plugin'
+                packaging 'jar'
+                description 'Dependency-Check is a utility that attempts to detect publicly disclosed vulnerabilities contained within project dependencies.'
+                url 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck/tree/master/dependency-check-gradle'
+
+                scm {
+                    connection 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
+                    developerConnection 'git@github.com:wmaintw/DependencyCheck.git'
+                    url 'https://github.com/wmaintw/DependencyCheck'
+                }
+
+                licenses {
+                    license {
+                        name 'The Apache License, Version 2.0'
+                        url 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
+                    }
+                }
+
+                developers {
+                    developer {
+                        id 'wmaintw'
+                        name 'Wei Ma'
+                        email 'wma@thoughtworks.com'
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+task javadocJar(type: Jar) {
+    classifier = 'javadoc'
+    from javadoc
+}
+
+artifacts {
+    archives javadocJar, sourcesJar
+}
+
+signing {
+    sign configurations.archives
+}
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