diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7a49fce0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env groovy
+
+@Library('ds-pipeline-lib')
+
+import java.security.MessageDigest
+def id = MessageDigest.getInstance("MD5").digest(System.currentTimeMillis().toString().bytes).encodeHex().toString().substring(0,8)
+
+// Build Jython forked repository and push artifacts to artifactory
+
+pipeline {
+    agent {
+        node {
+            label 'default-runner'
+            customWorkspace "workspace/${BUILD_NUMBER}-package-build-${id}"
+        }
+    }
+
+    tools {
+        jdk('jdk-8')
+    }
+
+    parameters {
+        string(name: 'buildbranch', defaultValue: 'OPSC-16690', description: 'The branch to build. Only valid for the branch build job.')
+    }
+
+    options {
+        disableConcurrentBuilds()
+        buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '30'))
+        timeout(time: 120, unit: 'MINUTES')
+        timestamps()
+    }
+
+    stages {
+        stage('Build') {
+            steps {
+                    configFileProvider([configFile(fileId: 'gradle.properties',
+                                                   replaceTokens: true,
+                                                   targetLocation: 'gradle.properties')]) {
+                        withAnt(installation: 'ant-1.10.7') {
+                            sh "ant installer"
+                            sh "mkdir artifacts"
+                            sh "cp dist/jython-standalone* artifacts/"
+                            sh "cp dist/jython-installer* artifacts/"
+                        }
+                    }
+                archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'dist/jython-standalone-*.jar', onlyIfSuccessful: true, defaultExcludes: false, caseSensitive: false
+                archiveArtifacts artifacts: 'dist/jython-installer-*.jar', onlyIfSuccessful: true, defaultExcludes: false, caseSensitive: false
+            }
+        }
+        stage ('Upload to artifactory') {
+            steps {
+                script {
+                    def directoryPath = 'artifacts'
+                    def filenames = sh(script: "ls ${directoryPath}", returnStdout: true).trim().split('\n')
+
+                    withCredentials([usernamePassword(credentialsId: 'dse-artifactory',
+                                                  usernameVariable: 'ARTIFACTORY_USER',
+                                                  passwordVariable: 'ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD')]) {
+                        for (def filename in filenames) {
+                            sh "echo $filename"
+                            sh "curl -sSf -u '$ARTIFACTORY_USER:$ARTIFACTORY_PASSWORD' -X PUT -T artifacts/$filename 'https://repo.aws.dsinternal.org/artifactory/datastax-public-releases-local/com/datastax/opscenter/jython-standalone/2.7.3a1/$filename'"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        stage('wrapup') {
+            steps {
+                cleanWs notFailBuild: true
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 43ad42838..3d2e9ee40 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ informix.jar = ../support/jdbc-4.10.12.jar
         <property name="pubs.dir" value="${basedir}/publications" />
     </target>
 
-    <target name="common-jars" depends="common-dirs">
+    <target name="common-jars" depends="common-dirs,common-version-strings">
         <!-- Names of JARs we (may) produce according to target. -->
  
         <!-- Target: jar. Just the Jython code: needs main.classpath to work. For dev & test. -->
@@ -195,9 +195,10 @@ informix.jar = ../support/jdbc-4.10.12.jar
         <property name="jython.deploy.jar" value="jython.jar" />
 
         <!-- Target: jar-standalone. jython.standalone.jar subsumes jython.deploy.jar, and
-             adds the Python library as a resource. A self-contained Python in a JAR. -->
-        <property name="jython.standalone.jar" value="jython-standalone.jar" />
-
+             adds the Python library as a resource. A self-contained Python in a JAR.
+             value="jython-standalone-${jython.release}${snapshot.name}.jar -->
+        <property name="jython.standalone.jar" value="jython-standalone-${jython.release}.jar" />
+        <property name="jython.installer.jar" value="jython-installer-${jython.release}.jar" />
         <!-- Target: all-jars creates these and all the above JARs.  -->
         <property name="jython.javadoc.jar" value="javadoc.jar" />
         <property name="jython.sources.jar" value="sources.jar" />
@@ -1195,9 +1196,9 @@ The text for an official release would continue like ...
         </copy>
 
         <echo>building installer .jar file</echo>
-        <jar destfile="${dist.dir}/jython-installer.jar" update="${jar.update}" roundup="false">
+        <jar destfile="${dist.dir}/${jython.installer.jar}" update="${jar.update}" roundup="false">
             <fileset dir="${dist.dir}">
-                <exclude name="jython-installer.jar"/>
+                <exclude name="${jython.installer.jar}"/>
                 <exclude name="${jython.dev.jar}"/>
                 <exclude name="${jython.standalone.jar}"/>
                 <exclude name="${jython.javadoc.jar}"/>