diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml b/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
index 670313a525..25fadbd7a2 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<model>
+<project>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
-</model>
+</project>
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/sample.build.xml b/maven-artifact-ant/sample.build.xml
index aa2e185a3b..a76290e168 100644
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/sample.build.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/sample.build.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 <project name="foo" xmlns:artifact="antlib:org.apache.maven.artifact.ant" default="foo">
-  <target name="foo">
-    <!--
-    TODO...
-    - read .m2/settings.xml
-    -->
+  <target name="test-pom">
+    <artifact:pom file="pom.xml" id="my.maven.project"/>
 
+    <artifact:setProperty property="my.artifactid" expression="project.artifactId" pomRefId="my.maven.project" />
+    <echo>Artifact ID = ${my.artifactid}</echo>
+
+    <artifact:setProperty property="my.parent.artifactid" expression="project.parent.artifactId" pomRefId="my.maven.project" />
+    <echo>Artifact ID = ${my.parent.artifactid}</echo>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="foo">
     <artifact:localRepository id="local.repository" location="${basedir}/target/local-repo" layout="default"/>
 
     <artifact:remoteRepository id="deploy.repository" url="file://${basedir}/target/deployment-repo" layout="legacy"/>
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/AbstractArtifactTask.java b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/AbstractArtifactTask.java
index 231322bafb..db6aed32c5 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/AbstractArtifactTask.java
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/AbstractArtifactTask.java
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.manager.WagonManager;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.repository.layout.ArtifactRepositoryLayout;
+import org.apache.maven.settings.Mirror;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Server;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.Mirror;
 import org.apache.maven.settings.io.xpp3.SettingsXpp3Reader;
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProjectBuilder;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Task;
@@ -46,19 +47,30 @@
 public abstract class AbstractArtifactTask
     extends Task
 {
-    private Embedder embedder;
-
     private Settings settings;
 
-    protected ArtifactRepository createLocalArtifactRepository( LocalRepository repository )
+    private Embedder embedder;
+
+    private Pom pom;
+
+    private String pomRefId;
+
+    private LocalRepository localRepository;
+
+    protected ArtifactRepository createLocalArtifactRepository()
     {
+        if ( localRepository == null )
+        {
+            localRepository = getDefaultLocalRepository();
+        }
+
         ArtifactRepositoryLayout repositoryLayout = (ArtifactRepositoryLayout) lookup( ArtifactRepositoryLayout.ROLE,
-                                                                                       repository.getLayout() );
+                                                                                       localRepository.getLayout() );
 
         CustomWagonManager manager = (CustomWagonManager) lookup( WagonManager.ROLE );
-        manager.setLocalRepository( repository.getLocation() );
+        manager.setLocalRepository( localRepository.getLocation() );
 
-        return new ArtifactRepository( "local", "file://" + repository.getLocation(), repositoryLayout );
+        return new ArtifactRepository( "local", "file://" + localRepository.getLocation(), repositoryLayout );
     }
 
     protected ArtifactRepository createRemoteArtifactRepository( RemoteRepository repository )
@@ -95,53 +107,6 @@ protected ArtifactRepository createRemoteArtifactRepository( RemoteRepository re
         return artifactRepository;
     }
 
-    protected Object lookup( String role )
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            return getEmbedder().lookup( role );
-        }
-        catch ( ComponentLookupException e )
-        {
-            throw new BuildException( "Unable to find component: " + role, e );
-        }
-    }
-
-    private Object lookup( String role, String roleHint )
-    {
-        try
-        {
-            return getEmbedder().lookup( role, roleHint );
-        }
-        catch ( ComponentLookupException e )
-        {
-            throw new BuildException( "Unable to find component: " + role + "[" + roleHint + "]", e );
-        }
-    }
-
-    private synchronized Embedder getEmbedder()
-    {
-        if ( embedder == null )
-        {
-            embedder = (Embedder) getProject().getReference( Embedder.class.getName() );
-
-            if ( embedder == null )
-            {
-                embedder = new Embedder();
-                try
-                {
-                    embedder.start();
-                }
-                catch ( PlexusContainerException e )
-                {
-                    throw new BuildException( "Unable to start embedder", e );
-                }
-                getProject().addReference( Embedder.class.getName(), embedder );
-            }
-        }
-        return embedder;
-    }
-
     protected LocalRepository getDefaultLocalRepository()
     {
         Settings settings = getSettings();
@@ -226,4 +191,100 @@ protected RemoteRepository createAntRemoteRepository( org.apache.maven.model.Rep
 
         return r;
     }
+
+    protected Object lookup( String role )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return getEmbedder().lookup( role );
+        }
+        catch ( ComponentLookupException e )
+        {
+            throw new BuildException( "Unable to find component: " + role, e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected Object lookup( String role, String roleHint )
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return getEmbedder().lookup( role, roleHint );
+        }
+        catch ( ComponentLookupException e )
+        {
+            throw new BuildException( "Unable to find component: " + role + "[" + roleHint + "]", e );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private synchronized Embedder getEmbedder()
+    {
+        if ( embedder == null )
+        {
+            embedder = (Embedder) getProject().getReference( Embedder.class.getName() );
+
+            if ( embedder == null )
+            {
+                embedder = new Embedder();
+                try
+                {
+                    embedder.start();
+                }
+                catch ( PlexusContainerException e )
+                {
+                    throw new BuildException( "Unable to start embedder", e );
+                }
+                getProject().addReference( Embedder.class.getName(), embedder );
+            }
+        }
+        return embedder;
+    }
+
+    public Pom buildPom( MavenProjectBuilder projectBuilder, ArtifactRepository localArtifactRepository )
+    {
+        if ( pomRefId != null && pom != null )
+        {
+            throw new BuildException( "You cannot specify both a POM element and a pomrefid element" );
+        }
+
+        Pom pom = this.pom;
+        if ( pomRefId != null )
+        {
+            pom = (Pom) getProject().getReference( pomRefId );
+            if ( pom == null )
+            {
+                throw new BuildException( "Reference '" + pomRefId + "' was not found." );
+            }
+        }
+
+        if ( pom != null )
+        {
+            pom.initialise( projectBuilder, localArtifactRepository );
+        }
+        return pom;
+    }
+
+    public void addPom( Pom pom )
+    {
+        this.pom = pom;
+    }
+
+    public String getPomRefId()
+    {
+        return pomRefId;
+    }
+
+    public void setPomRefId( String pomRefId )
+    {
+        this.pomRefId = pomRefId;
+    }
+
+    public LocalRepository getLocalRepository()
+    {
+        return localRepository;
+    }
+
+    public void addLocalRepository( LocalRepository localRepository )
+    {
+        this.localRepository = localRepository;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DependenciesTask.java b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DependenciesTask.java
index 8f20f343ef..1d49d69c0c 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DependenciesTask.java
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DependenciesTask.java
@@ -47,24 +47,15 @@ public class DependenciesTask
 {
     private List dependencies = new ArrayList();
 
-    private LocalRepository localRepository;
-
     private List remoteRepositories = new ArrayList();
 
     private String pathId;
 
     private String filesetId;
 
-    private Pom pom;
-
     public void execute()
     {
-        if ( localRepository == null )
-        {
-            localRepository = getDefaultLocalRepository();
-        }
-
-        ArtifactRepository localRepo = createLocalArtifactRepository( localRepository );
+        ArtifactRepository localRepo = createLocalArtifactRepository();
 
         ArtifactResolver resolver = (ArtifactResolver) lookup( ArtifactResolver.ROLE );
         MavenProjectBuilder projectBuilder = (MavenProjectBuilder) lookup( MavenProjectBuilder.ROLE );
@@ -72,6 +63,7 @@ public void execute()
 
         List dependencies = this.dependencies;
 
+        Pom pom = buildPom( projectBuilder, localRepo );
         if ( pom != null )
         {
             if ( !dependencies.isEmpty() )
@@ -79,8 +71,6 @@ public void execute()
                 throw new BuildException( "You cannot specify both dependencies and a pom in the dependencies task" );
             }
 
-            pom.initialise( projectBuilder, localRepo );
-
             dependencies = pom.getDependencies();
 
             for ( Iterator i = pom.getRepositories().iterator(); i.hasNext(); )
@@ -120,7 +110,7 @@ public void execute()
         }
 
         FileList fileList = new FileList();
-        fileList.setDir( localRepository.getLocation() );
+        fileList.setDir( getLocalRepository().getLocation() );
 
         FileSet fileSet = new FileSet();
         fileSet.setDir( fileList.getDir( getProject() ) );
@@ -196,16 +186,6 @@ public void addDependency( Dependency dependency )
         dependencies.add( dependency );
     }
 
-    public LocalRepository getLocalRepository()
-    {
-        return localRepository;
-    }
-
-    public void addLocalRepository( LocalRepository localRepository )
-    {
-        this.localRepository = localRepository;
-    }
-
     public String getPathId()
     {
         return pathId;
@@ -225,14 +205,4 @@ public void setFilesetId( String filesetId )
     {
         this.filesetId = filesetId;
     }
-
-    public Pom getPom()
-    {
-        return pom;
-    }
-
-    public void addPom( Pom pom )
-    {
-        this.pom = pom;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DeployTask.java b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DeployTask.java
index e3912f0f1e..a6d1d184ad 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DeployTask.java
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/DeployTask.java
@@ -37,29 +37,22 @@
 public class DeployTask
     extends AbstractArtifactTask
 {
-    private Pom pom;
-
-    private LocalRepository localRepository;
-
     private RemoteRepository remoteRepository;
 
     private File file;
 
     public void execute()
     {
-        if ( localRepository == null )
-        {
-            localRepository = getDefaultLocalRepository();
-        }
+        ArtifactRepository localRepo = createLocalArtifactRepository();
+        MavenProjectBuilder builder = (MavenProjectBuilder) lookup( MavenProjectBuilder.ROLE );
+
+        Pom pom = buildPom( builder, localRepo );
 
         if ( pom == null )
         {
             throw new BuildException( "A POM element is required to deploy to the repository" );
         }
 
-        ArtifactRepository localRepo = createLocalArtifactRepository( localRepository );
-        pom.initialise( (MavenProjectBuilder) lookup( MavenProjectBuilder.ROLE ), localRepo );
-
         if ( remoteRepository == null )
         {
             if ( pom.getDistributionManagement() == null || pom.getDistributionManagement().getRepository() == null )
@@ -102,26 +95,6 @@ public void execute()
         }
     }
 
-    public Pom getPom()
-    {
-        return pom;
-    }
-
-    public void addPom( Pom pom )
-    {
-        this.pom = pom;
-    }
-
-    public LocalRepository getLocalRepository()
-    {
-        return localRepository;
-    }
-
-    public void addLocalRepository( LocalRepository localRepository )
-    {
-        this.localRepository = localRepository;
-    }
-
     public RemoteRepository getRemoteRepository()
     {
         return remoteRepository;
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/InstallTask.java b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/InstallTask.java
index d4ba6329fa..11cb991133 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/InstallTask.java
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/InstallTask.java
@@ -38,21 +38,14 @@
 public class InstallTask
     extends AbstractArtifactTask
 {
-    private Pom pom;
-
-    private LocalRepository localRepository;
-
     private File file;
 
     public void execute()
     {
-        if ( localRepository == null )
-        {
-            localRepository = getDefaultLocalRepository();
-        }
+        ArtifactRepository localRepo = createLocalArtifactRepository();
 
-        ArtifactRepository localRepo = createLocalArtifactRepository( localRepository );
-        pom.initialise( (MavenProjectBuilder) lookup( MavenProjectBuilder.ROLE ), localRepo );
+        MavenProjectBuilder builder = (MavenProjectBuilder) lookup( MavenProjectBuilder.ROLE );
+        Pom pom = buildPom( builder, localRepo );
 
         Artifact artifact = new DefaultArtifact( pom.getGroupId(), pom.getArtifactId(), pom.getVersion(),
                                                  pom.getPackaging() );
@@ -82,27 +75,7 @@ public void execute()
             throw new BuildException( "Error installing artifact", e );
         }
     }
-
-    public Pom getPom()
-    {
-        return pom;
-    }
-
-    public void addPom( Pom pom )
-    {
-        this.pom = pom;
-    }
-
-    public LocalRepository getLocalRepository()
-    {
-        return localRepository;
-    }
-
-    public void addLocalRepository( LocalRepository localRepository )
-    {
-        this.localRepository = localRepository;
-    }
-
+    
     public File getFile()
     {
         return file;
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/Pom.java b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/Pom.java
index eac993b5a0..06f685f779 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/Pom.java
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/Pom.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ else if ( refid != null )
         }
     }
 
-    private MavenProject getMavenProject()
+    protected MavenProject getMavenProject()
     {
         return getInstance().mavenProject;
     }
@@ -202,12 +202,10 @@ public String getPackaging()
         return getMavenProject().getPackaging();
     } //-- String getPackaging()
 
-/* TODO: requires newer maven-core
     public java.util.List getPluginRepositories()
     {
-        return getModel().getPluginRepositories();
+        return getMavenProject().getPluginRepositories();
     } //-- java.util.List getPluginRepositories()
-*/
 
     public Reports getReports()
     {
diff --git a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/antlib.xml b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/antlib.xml
index df5ca9eaa2..b363938cb5 100755
--- a/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/antlib.xml
+++ b/maven-artifact-ant/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/antlib.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <typedef name="dependencies" classname="org.apache.maven.artifact.ant.DependenciesTask"/>
   <typedef name="install" classname="org.apache.maven.artifact.ant.InstallTask"/>
   <typedef name="deploy" classname="org.apache.maven.artifact.ant.DeployTask"/>
+  <typedef name="setProperty" classname="org.apache.maven.artifact.ant.SetPropertyTask"/>
 
   <!-- Types -->
   <typedef name="localRepository" classname="org.apache.maven.artifact.ant.LocalRepository"/>