diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 1404fee..2c9c203 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description := "sbt plugin for cassandra schema/data migrations using pillar (ht
 
 organization := "io.ino"
 
-version := "1.0.0-RC2"
+version := "1.0.0"
 
 licenses := Seq("Apache-2.0" -> url("http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html"))
 
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ scalaVersion := "2.10.4"
 
 scalacOptions += "-target:jvm-1.7"
 
-// pillar intermediately published at bintray, while waiting for
-// an official release (see https://github.com/comeara/pillar/issues/12)
-resolvers += "bintray magro" at "http://dl.bintray.com/magro/maven"
+libraryDependencies += "com.chrisomeara" %% "pillar" % "2.0.0"
 
-libraryDependencies += "com.streamsend" %% "pillar" % "1.0.3-RC1"
+// fix broken dependenxy in pillar until https://github.com/comeara/pillar/pull/14 is merged
+libraryDependencies += "org.clapper" %% "argot" % "1.0.3"
 
 // Maven publishing info
 publishMavenStyle := true
diff --git a/src/main/scala/io/ino/sbtpillar/Plugin.scala b/src/main/scala/io/ino/sbtpillar/Plugin.scala
index 6ee1fdb..bf357c9 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/io/ino/sbtpillar/Plugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/io/ino/sbtpillar/Plugin.scala
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 package io.ino.sbtpillar
 
+import sbt.Keys._
 import sbt._
-import Keys._
-import scala.Some
+
+import scala.util.Try
 
 object Plugin extends sbt.Plugin {
 
@@ -14,35 +15,36 @@ object Plugin extends sbt.Plugin {
 
     val pillarConfigFile = settingKey[File]("Path to the configuration file holding the cassandra uri")
     val pillarConfigKey = settingKey[String]("Configuration key storing the cassandra url")
+    val pillarReplicationFactorConfigKey = settingKey[String]("Configuration key storing the replication factor to create keyspaces with")
     val pillarMigrationsDir = settingKey[File]("Path to the directory holding migration files")
   }
 
-  import PillarKeys._
-  import Pillar.{withCassandraUrl, withSession}
   import com.datastax.driver.core.Session
+  import io.ino.sbtpillar.Plugin.Pillar.{withCassandraUrl, withSession}
+  import io.ino.sbtpillar.Plugin.PillarKeys._
 
-  def pillarSettings: Seq[sbt.Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(
+  private def taskSettings: Seq[sbt.Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(
     createKeyspace := {
-      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { url =>
+      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, pillarReplicationFactorConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { (url, replicationFactor) =>
         streams.value.log.info(s"Creating keyspace ${url.keyspace} at ${url.hosts(0)}:${url.port}")
-        Pillar.initialize(url.keyspace, url.hosts(0), url.port)
+        Pillar.initialize(replicationFactor, url, streams.value.log)
       }
     },
     dropKeyspace := {
-      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { url =>
+      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, pillarReplicationFactorConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { (url, replicationFactor) =>
         streams.value.log.info(s"Dropping keyspace ${url.keyspace} at ${url.hosts(0)}:${url.port}")
-        Pillar.destroy(url.keyspace, url.hosts(0), url.port)
+        Pillar.destroy(url, streams.value.log)
       }
     },
     migrate := {
-      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { url =>
-        val dir = pillarMigrationsDir.value
-        streams.value.log.info(s"Migrating keyspace ${url.keyspace} at ${url.hosts(0)}:${url.port} using migrations in $dir")
-        Pillar.migrate(url.keyspace, url.hosts(0), url.port, dir)
+      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, pillarReplicationFactorConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { (url, replicationFactor) =>
+        val migrationsDir = pillarMigrationsDir.value
+        streams.value.log.info(s"Migrating keyspace ${url.keyspace} at ${url.hosts(0)}:${url.port} using migrations in $migrationsDir")
+        Pillar.migrate(migrationsDir, url, streams.value.log)
       }
     },
     cleanMigrate := {
-      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { url =>
+      withCassandraUrl(pillarConfigFile.value, pillarConfigKey.value, pillarReplicationFactorConfigKey.value, streams.value.log) { (url, replicationFactor) =>
         val host = url.hosts(0)
 
         withSession(url, streams.value.log) { (url, session) =>
@@ -51,35 +53,43 @@ object Plugin extends sbt.Plugin {
         }
 
         streams.value.log.info(s"Creating keyspace ${url.keyspace} at $host:${url.port}")
-        Pillar.initialize(url.keyspace, host, url.port)
+        Pillar.initialize(replicationFactor, url, streams.value.log)
 
         val dir = pillarMigrationsDir.value
         streams.value.log.info(s"Migrating keyspace ${url.keyspace} at $host:${url.port} using migrations in $dir")
-        Pillar.migrate(url.keyspace, url.hosts(0), url.port, dir)
+        Pillar.migrate(dir, url, streams.value.log)
       }
     },
     pillarConfigKey := "cassandra.url",
+    pillarReplicationFactorConfigKey := "cassandra.replicationFactor",
     pillarConfigFile := file("conf/application.conf"),
     pillarMigrationsDir := file("conf/migrations")
   )
 
+  def pillarSettings: Seq[sbt.Def.Setting[_]] = inConfig(Test)(taskSettings) ++ taskSettings
+
   private case class CassandraUrl(hosts: Seq[String], port: Int, keyspace: String)
 
   private object Pillar {
 
+    import java.nio.file.Files
     import com.datastax.driver.core.Cluster
-    import com.streamsend.pillar._
+    import com.chrisomeara.pillar._
     import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
-    import java.nio.file.Files
     import scala.util.control.NonFatal
 
-    def withCassandraUrl(configFile: File, configKey: String, logger: Logger)(block: CassandraUrl => Unit): Unit = {
+    private val DEFAULT_REPLICATION_FACTOR = 3
 
-      logger.info(s"Reading config from ${configFile.getAbsolutePath}")
-      val urlString = ConfigFactory.parseFile(configFile).resolve().getString(configKey)
+    def withCassandraUrl(configFile: File, configKey: String, repFactorConfigKey: String, logger: Logger)(block: (CassandraUrl, Int) => Unit): Unit = {
+      val configFileMod = file(sys.env.getOrElse("PILLAR_CONFIG_FILE", configFile.getAbsolutePath))
+      logger.info(s"Reading config from ${configFileMod.getAbsolutePath}")
+      val config = ConfigFactory.parseFile(configFileMod).resolve()
+      val urlString = config.getString(configKey)
       val url = parseUrl(urlString)
+
+      val replicationFactor = Try(config.getInt(repFactorConfigKey)).getOrElse(DEFAULT_REPLICATION_FACTOR)
       try {
-        block(url)
+        block(url, replicationFactor)
       } catch {
         case NonFatal(e) =>
           logger.error(s"An error occurred while performing task: $e")
@@ -101,20 +111,24 @@ object Plugin extends sbt.Plugin {
       }
     }
 
-    def initialize(keyspace: String, host: String, port: Int): Unit = {
-      val dataStore = DataStore("faker", keyspace, host)
-      Migrator(Registry(Seq.empty)).initialize(dataStore)
+    def initialize(replicationFactor: Int, url: CassandraUrl, logger: Logger): Unit = {
+      withSession(url, logger) { (url, session) =>
+        Migrator(Registry(Seq.empty)).initialize(session, url.keyspace, replicationOptionsWith(replicationFactor = replicationFactor))
+      }
     }
 
-    def destroy(keyspace: String, host: String, port: Int): Unit = {
-      val dataStore = DataStore("faker", keyspace, host)
-      Migrator(Registry(Seq.empty)).destroy(dataStore)
+    def destroy(url: CassandraUrl, logger: Logger): Unit = {
+      withSession(url, logger) { (url, session) =>
+        Migrator(Registry(Seq.empty)).destroy(session, url.keyspace)
+      }
     }
 
-    def migrate(keyspace: String, host: String, port: Int, migrationsDir: File): Unit = {
-      val registry = Registry(loadMigrations(migrationsDir))
-      val dataStore = DataStore("faker", keyspace, host)
-      Migrator(registry).migrate(dataStore)
+    def migrate(migrationsDir: File, url: CassandraUrl, logger: Logger): Unit = {
+      withSession(url, logger) { (url, session) =>
+        val registry = Registry(loadMigrations(migrationsDir))
+        session.execute(s"USE ${url.keyspace}")
+        Migrator(registry).migrate(session)
+      }
     }
 
     private def parseUrl(urlString: String): CassandraUrl = {
@@ -127,20 +141,22 @@ object Plugin extends sbt.Plugin {
     }
 
     private def loadMigrations(migrationsDir: File) = {
-      val parser = com.streamsend.pillar.Parser()
+      val parser = com.chrisomeara.pillar.Parser()
       Option(migrationsDir.listFiles()) match {
         case Some(files) => files.map { f =>
-            val in = Files.newInputStream(f.toPath)
-            try {
-              parser.parse(in)
-            } finally {
-              in.close()
-            }
-          }.toList
+          val in = Files.newInputStream(f.toPath)
+          try {
+            parser.parse(in)
+          } finally {
+            in.close()
+          }
+        }.toList
         case None => throw new IllegalArgumentException("The pillarMigrationsDir does not contain any migration files - wrong configuration?")
       }
     }
 
+    private def replicationOptionsWith(replicationFactor: Int) =
+      new ReplicationOptions(Map("class" -> "SimpleStrategy", "replication_factor" -> replicationFactor))
   }
 
 }
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