diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d5221b..3c5e7f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+3.1.0 / 2015-10-15
+==================
+
+* Update ivy status on publish
+    * `devSnapshot` and `snapshot` will leave status at integration
+    * `candidate` will set ivy status to candidate
+    * `final` will set ivy status to release
+* Also depend on artifactory tasks if creating devSnapshot
+
 3.0.2 / 2015-09-18
 ==================
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ea93fdf..8580972 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ This plugin provides opinions and tasks for the release process provided by [gra
 # Applying the plugin
 
     plugins {
-        id 'nebula.nebula-release' version '3.0.2'
+        id 'nebula.nebula-release' version '3.1.0'
     }
 
 -or-
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This plugin provides opinions and tasks for the release process provided by [gra
     buildscript {
         repositories { jcenter() }
         dependencies {
-            classpath 'com.netflix.nebula:nebula-release-plugin:3.0.2'
+            classpath 'com.netflix.nebula:nebula-release-plugin:3.1.0'
         }
     }
     apply plugin: 'nebula.nebula-release'
diff --git a/src/integTest/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/ReleasePluginIvyStatusIntegrationSpec.groovy b/src/integTest/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/ReleasePluginIvyStatusIntegrationSpec.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..211a5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/integTest/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/ReleasePluginIvyStatusIntegrationSpec.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Netflix, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package nebula.plugin.release
+import nebula.test.functional.ExecutionResult
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin
+import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.plugins.IvyPublishPlugin
+
+class ReleasePluginIvyStatusIntegrationSpec extends GitVersioningIntegrationSpec {
+
+    public static final String REPO_LOCATION = 'build/ivytest'
+
+    @Override
+    def setupBuild() {
+        buildFile << """
+            ext.dryRun = true
+            group = 'test'
+            ${applyPlugin(ReleasePlugin)}
+            ${applyPlugin(JavaPlugin)}
+            ${applyPlugin(IvyPublishPlugin)}
+
+            publishing {
+                repositories {
+                    ivy {
+                        name 'ivytest'
+                        url '$REPO_LOCATION'
+                    }
+                }
+                publications {
+                    ivy(IvyPublication) {
+                        from components.java
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            tasks.release.dependsOn 'publishIvyPublicationToIvytestRepository'
+        """.stripIndent()
+
+        settingsFile << '''\
+            rootProject.name='statuscheck'
+        '''.stripIndent()
+
+        git.add(patterns: ['build.gradle', '.gitignore', 'settings.gradle'] as Set)
+    }
+
+    def loadIvyFileViaVersionLookup(ExecutionResult result) {
+        loadIvyFile(inferredVersion(result.standardOutput, 'statuscheck').toString())
+    }
+
+    def loadIvyFile(String version) {
+        new XmlSlurper().parse(new File(projectDir, "${REPO_LOCATION}/test/statuscheck/${version}/ivy-${version}.xml"))
+    }
+
+    def 'snapshot leaves integration status'() {
+        when:
+        def result = runTasksSuccessfully('snapshot')
+
+        then:
+        def xml = loadIvyFileViaVersionLookup(result)
+        xml.info.@status == 'integration'
+    }
+
+    def 'devSnapshot leaves integration status'() {
+        when:
+        def result = runTasksSuccessfully('devSnapshot')
+
+        then:
+        def xml = loadIvyFileViaVersionLookup(result)
+        xml.info.@status == 'integration'
+    }
+
+    def 'candidate sets candidate status'() {
+        when:
+        def result = runTasksSuccessfully('candidate')
+
+        then:
+        def xml = loadIvyFileViaVersionLookup(result)
+        xml.info.@status == 'candidate'
+    }
+
+    def 'final sets release status'() {
+        when:
+        def result = runTasksSuccessfully('final')
+
+        then:
+        def xml = loadIvyFileViaVersionLookup(result)
+        xml.info.@status == 'release'
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy
index 4424513..6387730 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/release/ReleasePlugin.groovy
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 package nebula.plugin.release
-
 import com.jfrog.bintray.gradle.BintrayUploadTask
 import nebula.core.ProjectType
-import org.ajoberstar.gradle.git.release.base.ReleasePluginExtension
 import org.ajoberstar.gradle.git.release.base.BaseReleasePlugin
+import org.ajoberstar.gradle.git.release.base.ReleasePluginExtension
 import org.ajoberstar.grgit.Grgit
 import org.gradle.api.GradleException
 import org.gradle.api.Plugin
@@ -28,6 +27,8 @@ import org.gradle.api.execution.TaskExecutionGraph
 import org.gradle.api.logging.Logger
 import org.gradle.api.logging.Logging
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.JavaPlugin
+import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.IvyPublication
+import org.gradle.api.publish.ivy.plugins.IvyPublishPlugin
 import org.jfrog.gradle.plugin.artifactory.task.BuildInfoPublicationsTask
 
 class ReleasePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
@@ -118,8 +119,11 @@ class ReleasePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             releaseCheck.isSnapshotRelease = hasSnapshot || hasDevSnapshot || (!hasCandidate && !hasFinal)
 
             if (hasFinal) {
+                setupStatus('release')
                 applyReleaseStage('final')
             } else if (hasCandidate) {
+                project.allprojects.each { it.status = 'candidate' }
+                setupStatus('candidate')
                 applyReleaseStage('rc')
             } else if (hasSnapshot) {
                 applyReleaseStage('SNAPSHOT')
@@ -149,6 +153,16 @@ class ReleasePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
                 (project.hasProperty('release.travisci') && project.property('release.travisci').toBoolean())
     }
 
+    void setupStatus(String status) {
+        project.plugins.withType(IvyPublishPlugin) {
+            project.publishing {
+                publications.withType(IvyPublication) {
+                    descriptor.status = status
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void applyReleaseStage(String stage) {
         final String releaseStage = 'release.stage'
         project.allprojects.each { it.ext.set(releaseStage, stage) }
@@ -181,7 +195,7 @@ class ReleasePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
 
             project.gradle.taskGraph.whenReady { TaskExecutionGraph graph ->
                 task.onlyIf {
-                    graph.hasTask(':snapshot')
+                    graph.hasTask(':snapshot') || graph.hasTask(':devSnapshot')
                 }
             }
         }