diff --git a/README b/README
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diff --git a/buildfile b/buildfile
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+require 'buildr/scala'
+
+desc 'The Akka Actor Kernel'
+define 'akka' do
+  project.version = '0.1'
+  project.group = 'com.scalablesolutions.akka' 
+  package(:zip).include 'README'
+  package(:zip).include 'bin/*', :path=>'bin'
+  package(:zip).include 'config/*', :path=>'config'
+  package(:zip).include 'kernel/lib/*', :path=>'lib'
+  package(:zip).include 'kernel/target/*.jar', :path=>'lib'
+  package(:zip).include 'supervisor/target/*.jar', :path=>'lib'
+  package(:zip).include 'api-java/target/*.jar', :path=>'lib'
+  package(:zip).include 'util-java/target/*.jar', :path=>'lib'
+end
+