diff --git a/default.properties b/default.properties
index 228e93089..3d1f6b413 100644
--- a/default.properties
+++ b/default.properties
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ component.package = org.apache.commons.lang3
 component.title = Core Language Utilities
 
 # The current version number of this component
-component.version = 3.2.2-SNAPSHOT
+component.version = 3.3-SNAPSHOT
 
 # The name that is used to create the jar file
 final.name = ${component.name}-${component.version}
diff --git a/src/release-tools/build.properties.sample b/src/release-tools/build.properties.sample
index 6e99d4a08..eff0e9468 100644
--- a/src/release-tools/build.properties.sample
+++ b/src/release-tools/build.properties.sample
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 # Sample Ant build.properties file for creating RCs and releasing
 ##########################################################################
 
-# Your apache ID - it is used for the Build-By MANIFEST header, when creating the RC jars
+# Your apache ID - it is used for the Build-By MANIFEST header, when
+# creating the RC jars and when uploading the website
 apache.id=luckyRM
-# directory to use when crating the release
-release.path=${user.home}/lang-rc
\ No newline at end of file
+# checkout directory for the release distribution repo
+release.path=${user.home}/lang-rc
+# SSH keyfile holding the private key
+ssh.keyfile=${user.home}/.ssh/id_rsa
diff --git a/src/release-tools/build.xml b/src/release-tools/build.xml
index 46e06a17e..c45541cc3 100644
--- a/src/release-tools/build.xml
+++ b/src/release-tools/build.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
         <!-- provide some defaults -->
         <property name="release.path" value="${user.home}/lang-rc" />
         <property name="apache.id" value="dev@commons.apache.org" />
+        <property name="ssh.keyfile" value="${user.home}/.ssh/id_rsa"/>
         <property name="release.url" value="https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/commons/lang" />
 
         <macrodef name="mvn">
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="-populate-dist-repo"
-            depends="pre-rc, -build-maven-artifacts, -prepare-dist-area">
+            depends="-build-maven-artifacts, -prepare-dist-area">
         <copy todir="${release.path}/binaries">
             <fileset dir="${repo.path}">
                 <include name="*bin.zip*" />
@@ -103,6 +104,42 @@
         <mvn goal="site"/>
     </target>
 
+    <target name="upload-site" depends="-init"
+            description="Uploads and publishes the site to the RM's apache webspace">
+        <zip destfile="target/site.zip">
+            <zipfileset dir="target/site" prefix="${final.name}"/>
+        </zip>
+
+        <input message="Please enter ssh passphrase..." addproperty="ssh.pass">
+            <handler type="secure" />
+        </input>
+
+        <scp localFile="target/site.zip"
+             remoteToDir="${apache.id}@people.apache.org:."
+             keyfile="${ssh.keyfile}"
+             passphrase="${ssh.pass}"/>
+        <sshexec username="${apache.id}" host="people.apache.org"
+                 command="unzip -d public_html site.zip"
+                 keyfile="${ssh.keyfile}"
+                 passphrase="${ssh.pass}"/>
+        <sshexec username="${apache.id}" host="people.apache.org"
+                 command="rm site.zip"
+                 keyfile="${ssh.keyfile}"
+                 passphrase="${ssh.pass}"/>
+    </target>
+
+    <target name="nexus-bundle" depends="-build-maven-artifacts"
+            description="Creates an upload bundle suitable for Nexus Snapshot Upload">
+        <jar destfile="target/upload-bundle.jar">
+            <fileset dir="${repo.path}">
+                <include name="*.jar"/>
+                <include name="*.jar.asc"/>
+                <include name="*.pom"/>
+                <include name="*.pom.asc"/>
+            </fileset>
+        </jar>
+    </target>
+
     <target name="-prepare-dist-area" depends="-checkout-dist, -update-dist"/>
 
     <target name="-checkout-dist" depends="-init" unless="dist-dir-exists?">