diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b272b5..e3fea22 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 See our [web site](http://kafka.apache.org) for details on the project.
 
 ## Building a jar and running it ##
-1. ./gradlew copyDependantLibs
-2. ./gradlew jar
-3. Follow instuctions in http://kafka.apache.org/documentation.html#quickstart
+1. ./gradlew jar
+2. Follow instuctions in http://kafka.apache.org/documentation.html#quickstart
 
 ## Running unit tests ##
 ./gradlew test
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 858d297..e6f8adc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ project(':core') {
   tasks.create(name: "releaseTarGz", dependsOn: configurations.archives.artifacts, type: Tar) { 
     into "."
     compression = Compression.GZIP 
-    classifier = 'dist'
     from(project.file("../bin")) { into "bin/" }
     from(project.file("../config")) { into "config/" }
     from '../LICENSE'
@@ -184,6 +183,12 @@ project(':core') {
     from(configurations.runtime) { into("libs/") }
     from(configurations.archives.artifacts.files) { into("libs/") }
   }
+  
+  jar {
+    dependsOn 'copyDependantLibs'
+    from '../LICENSE'
+    from '../NOTICE'
+  }
 
   task testJar(type: Jar) {
     appendix = 'test'
@@ -211,6 +216,11 @@ project(':perf') {
 
     zinc 'com.typesafe.zinc:zinc:0.2.5'
   }
+
+  jar {
+    from '../LICENSE'
+    from '../NOTICE'
+  }
 }
 
 project(':contrib:hadoop-consumer') {
@@ -236,6 +246,11 @@ project(':contrib:hadoop-consumer') {
     compile.exclude module: 'mail'
     compile.exclude module: 'netty'
   }
+
+  jar {
+    from '../LICENSE'
+    from '../NOTICE'
+  }
 }
 
 project(':contrib:hadoop-producer') {
@@ -261,6 +276,11 @@ project(':contrib:hadoop-producer') {
     compile.exclude module: 'mail'
     compile.exclude module: 'netty'
   }
+
+  jar {
+    from '../LICENSE'
+    from '../NOTICE'
+  }
 }
 
 project(':examples') {
@@ -269,6 +289,11 @@ project(':examples') {
   dependencies {
     compile project(':core')
   }
+
+  jar {
+    from '../LICENSE'
+    from '../NOTICE'
+  }
 }
 
 project(':clients') {
@@ -278,6 +303,11 @@ project(':clients') {
     testCompile 'com.novocode:junit-interface:0.9'
   }
 
+  jar {
+    from '../LICENSE'
+    from '../NOTICE'
+  }
+
   task testJar(type: Jar) {
     appendix = 'test'
     from sourceSets.test.output