diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0fc081c8..e5a8b7ef 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ buildscript {
 plugins {
     id "idea"
     id "java"
-    id "maven-publish"
-    id "com.palantir.git-version" version "0.12.1"
     id "io.spring.dependency-management" version "1.0.9.RELEASE"
     id "io.franzbecker.gradle-lombok" version "4.0.0"
-    id "net.linguica.maven-settings" version "0.5"
 }
 
 group "org.nrg.xnatx.plugins"
@@ -26,7 +23,6 @@ def vJavassist = "3.21.0-GA"
 def vAwaitility = "2.0.0"
 
 repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
     maven { url "https://nrgxnat.jfrog.io/nrgxnat/libs-release" }
     maven { url "https://nrgxnat.jfrog.io/nrgxnat/libs-snapshot" }
     mavenCentral()
@@ -207,44 +203,44 @@ tasks.register ( 'integrationTest', Test ) {
     test
 }
 
-// Pulls in the Jenkins BUILD_NUMBER environment variable if available.
-def buildDate = new Date()
-def buildNumber = System.getenv().BUILD_NUMBER?.toInteger() ?: "Manual"
-def isDirty, branchName, gitHash, gitHashFull, commitDistance, lastTag, isCleanTag
-
-try {
-    def gitDetails = versionDetails()
-    isDirty = gitVersion().endsWith ".dirty"
-    branchName = gitDetails.branchName ?: "Unknown"
-    gitHash = gitDetails.gitHash
-    gitHashFull = gitDetails.gitHashFull
-    commitDistance = gitDetails.commitDistance
-    lastTag = gitDetails.lastTag
-    isCleanTag = gitDetails.isCleanTag
-} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
-    logger.info "Got an error trying to read VCS metadata from git. It's possible this project is not under VCS control. Using placeholder values for manifest entries."
-    isDirty = true
-    branchName = "Unknown"
-    gitHash = "None"
-    gitHashFull = "None"
-    commitDistance = 0
-    lastTag = "None"
-    isCleanTag = false
-}
-
-ext.gitManifest = manifest {
-    attributes "Application-Name": pluginAppName,
-            "Build-Date": buildDate,
-            "Build-Number": buildNumber,
-            "Implementation-Version": project.version,
-            "Implementation-Sha": gitHash,
-            "Implementation-Sha-Full": gitHashFull,
-            "Implementation-Commit": commitDistance,
-            "Implementation-LastTag": lastTag,
-            "Implementation-Branch": branchName,
-            "Implementation-CleanTag": isCleanTag,
-            "Implementation-Dirty": isDirty
-}
+//// Pulls in the Jenkins BUILD_NUMBER environment variable if available.
+//def buildDate = new Date()
+//def buildNumber = System.getenv().BUILD_NUMBER?.toInteger() ?: "Manual"
+//def isDirty, branchName, gitHash, gitHashFull, commitDistance, lastTag, isCleanTag
+//
+//try {
+//    def gitDetails = versionDetails()
+//    isDirty = gitVersion().endsWith ".dirty"
+//    branchName = gitDetails.branchName ?: "Unknown"
+//    gitHash = gitDetails.gitHash
+//    gitHashFull = gitDetails.gitHashFull
+//    commitDistance = gitDetails.commitDistance
+//    lastTag = gitDetails.lastTag
+//    isCleanTag = gitDetails.isCleanTag
+//} catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+//    logger.info "Got an error trying to read VCS metadata from git. It's possible this project is not under VCS control. Using placeholder values for manifest entries."
+//    isDirty = true
+//    branchName = "Unknown"
+//    gitHash = "None"
+//    gitHashFull = "None"
+//    commitDistance = 0
+//    lastTag = "None"
+//    isCleanTag = false
+//}
+//
+//ext.gitManifest = manifest {
+//    attributes "Application-Name": pluginAppName,
+//            "Build-Date": buildDate,
+//            "Build-Number": buildNumber,
+//            "Implementation-Version": project.version,
+//            "Implementation-Sha": gitHash,
+//            "Implementation-Sha-Full": gitHashFull,
+//            "Implementation-Commit": commitDistance,
+//            "Implementation-LastTag": lastTag,
+//            "Implementation-Branch": branchName,
+//            "Implementation-CleanTag": isCleanTag,
+//            "Implementation-Dirty": isDirty
+//}
 
 task fatJar(type: Jar) {
     zip64 true
@@ -257,9 +253,9 @@ task fatJar(type: Jar) {
         exclude "META-INF/*.RSA"
     }
     duplicatesStrategy "exclude"
-    manifest {
-        from gitManifest
-    }
+//    manifest {
+//        from gitManifest
+//    }
     with jar
 }
 
@@ -269,9 +265,9 @@ sourceSets.main.java {
 }
 
 jar{
-    manifest {
-        from gitManifest
-    }
+//    manifest {
+//        from gitManifest
+//    }
     doLast {
         if (!gradle.taskGraph.hasTask(":fatJar")) {
             logger.warn 'WARNING: You should generally run fatJar instead of jar task for this plugin'
@@ -281,78 +277,73 @@ jar{
 
 task sourceJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes) {
     classifier = "sources"
-    manifest {
-        from gitManifest
-    }
+//    manifest {
+//        from gitManifest
+//    }
     from sourceSets.main.allSource
 }
 
 task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc) {
     classifier = "javadoc"
-    manifest {
-        from gitManifest
-    }
+//    manifest {
+//        from gitManifest
+//    }
     from javadoc.destinationDir
 }
 
-publishing {
-    publications {
-        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
-            artifacts {
-                artifact sourceJar
-                artifact javadocJar
-                artifact fatJar
-            }
-
-            pom.withXml {
-                def root = asNode()
-                root.appendNode("name", pluginAppName)
-                root.appendNode("description", "XNAT plugin for launching and managing containers.")
-                root.appendNode("url", "https://github.com/nrgxnat/container-service")
-                root.appendNode("inceptionYear", "2016")
-
-                def scm = root.appendNode("scm")
-                scm.appendNode("url", "https://github.com/nrgxnat/container-service")
-                scm.appendNode("connection", "scm:https://github.com/nrgxnat/container-service.git")
-                scm.appendNode("developerConnection", "scm:git@github.com:nrgxnat/container-service")
-
-                def license = root.appendNode("licenses").appendNode("license")
-                license.appendNode("name", "Simplified BSD 2-Clause License")
-                license.appendNode("url", "https://xnat.org/about/license.php")
-                license.appendNode("distribution", "repo")
-
-                def developers = root.appendNode("developers")
-                def flavin = developers.appendNode("developer")
-                flavin.appendNode("id", "jflavin")
-                flavin.appendNode("name", "John Flavin")
-                flavin.appendNode("email", "jflavin@wustl.edu")
-
-                def kelsey = developers.appendNode("developer")
-                kelsey.appendNode("id", "kelseym")
-                kelsey.appendNode("name", "Matt Kelsey")
-                kelsey.appendNode("email", "kelseym@wustl.edu")
-
-                def will = developers.appendNode("developer")
-                will.appendNode("id", "hortonw")
-                will.appendNode("name", "Will Horton")
-                will.appendNode("email", "hortonw@wustl.edu")
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    repositories {
-        maven {
-            if (project.version.endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")) {
-                url "https://nrgxnat.jfrog.io/nrgxnat/libs-snapshot-local"
-            } else {
-                url "https://nrgxnat.jfrog.io/nrgxnat/libs-release-local"
-            }
-            // The value for name must match <id> in ~/.m2/settings.xml
-            name = "XNAT_Artifactory"
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-def propertyWithDefault(def String property, def Object value) {
-    hasProperty(property) ? getProperty(property) : value
-}
-
+//publishing {
+//    publications {
+//        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
+//            artifacts {
+//                artifact sourceJar
+//                artifact javadocJar
+//                artifact fatJar
+//            }
+//
+//            pom.withXml {
+//                def root = asNode()
+//                root.appendNode("name", pluginAppName)
+//                root.appendNode("description", "XNAT plugin for launching and managing containers.")
+//                root.appendNode("url", "https://github.com/nrgxnat/container-service")
+//                root.appendNode("inceptionYear", "2016")
+//
+//                def scm = root.appendNode("scm")
+//                scm.appendNode("url", "https://github.com/nrgxnat/container-service")
+//                scm.appendNode("connection", "scm:https://github.com/nrgxnat/container-service.git")
+//                scm.appendNode("developerConnection", "scm:git@github.com:nrgxnat/container-service")
+//
+//                def license = root.appendNode("licenses").appendNode("license")
+//                license.appendNode("name", "Simplified BSD 2-Clause License")
+//                license.appendNode("url", "https://xnat.org/about/license.php")
+//                license.appendNode("distribution", "repo")
+//
+//                def developers = root.appendNode("developers")
+//                def flavin = developers.appendNode("developer")
+//                flavin.appendNode("id", "jflavin")
+//                flavin.appendNode("name", "John Flavin")
+//                flavin.appendNode("email", "jflavin@wustl.edu")
+//
+//                def kelsey = developers.appendNode("developer")
+//                kelsey.appendNode("id", "kelseym")
+//                kelsey.appendNode("name", "Matt Kelsey")
+//                kelsey.appendNode("email", "kelseym@wustl.edu")
+//
+//                def will = developers.appendNode("developer")
+//                will.appendNode("id", "hortonw")
+//                will.appendNode("name", "Will Horton")
+//                will.appendNode("email", "hortonw@wustl.edu")
+//            }
+//        }
+//    }
+//    repositories {
+//        maven {
+//            if (project.version.endsWith("-SNAPSHOT")) {
+//                url "https://nrgxnat.jfrog.io/nrgxnat/libs-snapshot-local"
+//            } else {
+//                url "https://nrgxnat.jfrog.io/nrgxnat/libs-release-local"
+//            }
+//            // The value for name must match <id> in ~/.m2/settings.xml
+//            name = "XNAT_Artifactory"
+//        }
+//    }
+//}