diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bdb6657..81be742 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 *.class
 
+target/**
 build/**
 dist/**
 .idea/**
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b66e1be..b294ede 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # java-multibase
-A Java implementation of Multibase
+
+[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/made%20by-Protocol%20Labs-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://ipn.io)
+[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/project-multiformats-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://github.com/multiformats/multiformats)
+[![](https://img.shields.io/badge/freenode-%23ipfs-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23ipfs)
+
+A Java implementation of [Multibase](https://github.com/multiformats/multibase)
 
 ## Usage
 ```java
@@ -8,5 +13,58 @@ String encoded = Multibase.encode(Multibase.Base.Base58BTC, data);
 byte[] decoded = Multibase.decode(encoded);
 ```
 
-## Compilation
-To compile just run ant.
+## Dependency
+You can use this project by building the JAR file as specified below, or by using [JitPack](https://jitpack.io/#multiformats/java-multibase/) (also supporting Gradle, SBT, etc).
+
+for Maven, you can add the follwing sections to your POM.XML:
+```
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+        <id>jitpack.io</id>
+        <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.github.multiformats</groupId>
+      <artifactId>java-multibase</artifactId>
+      <version>v1.0.0</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+```
+
+## Testing
+
+### Ant
+`ant test`
+
+### Maven
+`mvn test`
+
+## Building
+
+### Ant
+`ant dist` will build a JAR file in the `./dist` suitable for manual inclusion in a project. Dependent libraries are included in `./dist/lib`.
+
+### Maven
+`mvn package` will build a JAR file with Maven dependency information.
+
+## Releasing
+The version number is specified in `build.xml` and `pom.xml` and must be changed in both places in order to be accurately reflected in the JAR file manifest. A git tag must be added in the format "vx.x.x" for JitPack to work.
+
+## Maintainers
+
+Captain: [@ianopolous](https://github.com/ianopolous).
+
+## Contribute
+
+Contributions welcome. Please check out [the issues](https://github.com/multiformats/java-multibase/issues).
+
+Check out our [contributing document](https://github.com/multiformats/multiformats/blob/master/contributing.md) for more information on how we work, and about contributing in general. Please be aware that all interactions related to multiformats are subject to the IPFS [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/ipfs/community/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md).
+
+Small note: If editing the Readme, please conform to the [standard-readme](https://github.com/RichardLitt/standard-readme) specification.
+
+## License
+
+[MIT](LICENSE) © Ian Preston
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 0d06ea7..ad97bf6 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   <target name="compile" depends="init" description="compile the source">
     <javac includeantruntime="false" srcdir="${src}" destdir="${build}" debug="true" debuglevel="lines,vars,source">
       <classpath>
-	<fileset dir="lib">
+        <fileset dir="lib">
           <include name="**/*.jar" />
         </fileset>
       </classpath>
@@ -37,28 +37,27 @@
     </manifestclasspath>
     <jar jarfile="${dist}/multibase.jar" basedir="${build}">
       <manifest>
-	  <attribute name="Class-Path" value="${manifest_cp}"/>
+        <attribute name="Class-Path" value="${manifest_cp}"/>
+        <attribute name="Implementation-Vendor" value="io.ipfs"/>
+        <attribute name="Implementation-Title" value="multibase"/>
+        <attribute name="Implementation-Version" value="1.0.0"/>
       </manifest>
     </jar>
-    <copy todir=".">
-      <fileset file="${dist}/multibase.jar"/>
-    </copy>
   </target>
 
-
   <target name="test" depends="compile,dist">
     <junit printsummary="yes" fork="true" haltonfailure="yes">
       <jvmarg value="-Xmx1g"/>
       <classpath>
 	<pathelement location="lib/junit-4.11.jar" />
 	<pathelement location="lib/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar" />
-	<pathelement location="multibase.jar" />
+	<pathelement location="dist/multibase.jar" />
       </classpath>
-      <test name="io.ipfs.api.MultibaseTests" haltonfailure="yes">
+      <test name="io.ipfs.multibase.MultibaseTest" haltonfailure="yes">
 	<formatter type="plain"/>
 	<formatter type="xml"/>
       </test>
-      </junit>
+    </junit>
   </target>
 
   <target name="clean" description="clean up">
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f8e7ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+	<groupId>io.ipfs</groupId>
+	<artifactId>multibase</artifactId>
+	<version>1.0.0</version>
+	<packaging>jar</packaging>
+
+	<name>multibase</name>
+	<url>https://github.com/multiformats/java-multibase</url>
+
+ 	<issueManagement>
+ 		<url>https://github.com/multiformats/java-multibase/issues</url>
+ 		<system>GitHub Issues</system>
+ 	</issueManagement>
+
+ 	<scm>
+ 		<url>https://github.com/multiformats/java-multibase</url>
+ 		<connection>scm:git:git://github.com/multiformats/java-multibase.git</connection>
+ 		<developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:multiformats/java-multibase.git</developerConnection>
+ 	</scm>
+
+ 	<licenses>
+ 		<license>
+ 			<name>MIT License</name>
+ 			<url>https://github.com/multiformats/java-multiaddr/blob/master/LICENSE</url>
+ 			<distribution>repo</distribution>
+ 		</license>
+ 	</licenses>
+
+	<properties>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+		<junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+		<hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
+	</properties>
+
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>junit</groupId>
+			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+			<version>${junit.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>
+			<artifactId>hamcrest-core</artifactId>
+			<version>${hamcrest.version}</version>
+			<scope>test</scope>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.1</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<source>1.8</source>
+					<target>1.8</target>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.19.1</version>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.0.2</version>
+				<configuration>
+					<archive>
+						<manifest>
+							<addDefaultImplementationEntries>true</addDefaultImplementationEntries>
+						</manifest>
+					</archive>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/ipfs/multibase/MultibaseTests.java b/src/test/java/io/ipfs/multibase/MultibaseTest.java
similarity index 97%
rename from src/test/java/io/ipfs/multibase/MultibaseTests.java
rename to src/test/java/io/ipfs/multibase/MultibaseTest.java
index c3671b5..362bf8e 100755
--- a/src/test/java/io/ipfs/multibase/MultibaseTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/ipfs/multibase/MultibaseTest.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import java.util.*;
 
-public class MultibaseTests {
+public class MultibaseTest {
 
     @Test
     public void base58Test() {