diff --git a/project/Release.scala b/project/Release.scala
index 6d80f5b50..12d5d3a55 100644
--- a/project/Release.scala
+++ b/project/Release.scala
@@ -8,21 +8,29 @@ object Release extends Build {
   lazy val remoteID = SettingKey[String]("remote-id")
   lazy val launcherRemotePath = SettingKey[String]("launcher-remote-path")
   lazy val deployLauncher = TaskKey[Unit]("deploy-launcher", "Upload the launcher to its traditional location for compatibility with existing scripts.")
+  lazy val checkCredentials = TaskKey[Unit]("checkCredentials", "Checks to ensure credentials for this user exists.")
 
   val PublishRepoHost = "private-repo.typesafe.com"
 
   def settings(nonRoots: => Seq[ProjectReference], launcher: TaskKey[File]): Seq[Setting[_]] =
-    if (CredentialsFile.exists) releaseSettings(nonRoots, launcher) else Nil
+    releaseSettings(nonRoots, launcher)
 
+  // Add credentials if they exist.
+  def lameCredentialSettings: Seq[Setting[_]] =
+    if(CredentialsFile.exists) Seq(credentials in ThisBuild += Credentials(CredentialsFile)) 
+    else Nil
   def releaseSettings(nonRoots: => Seq[ProjectReference], launcher: TaskKey[File]): Seq[Setting[_]] = Seq(
     publishTo in ThisBuild <<= publishResolver,
     remoteID <<= publishStatus("typesafe-ivy-" + _),
-    credentials in ThisBuild += Credentials(CredentialsFile),
     remoteBase <<= publishStatus("https://" + PublishRepoHost + "/typesafe/ivy-" + _),
     launcherRemotePath <<= (organization, version, moduleName) { (org, v, n) => List(org, n, v, n + ".jar").mkString("/") },
     publish <<= Seq(publish, Release.deployLauncher).dependOn,
-    deployLauncher <<= deployLauncher(launcher)
-  )
+    deployLauncher <<= deployLauncher(launcher),
+    checkCredentials := {
+      // Note - This will eitehr issue a failure or succeed.
+      getCredentials(credentials.value, streams.value.log)
+    }
+  ) ++ lameCredentialSettings
 
   def snapshotPattern(version: String) = Resolver.localBasePattern.replaceAll("""\[revision\]""", version)
   def publishResolver: Project.Initialize[Option[Resolver]] = (remoteID, remoteBase) { (id, base) =>
diff --git a/project/Sbt.scala b/project/Sbt.scala
index 6d97d15be..0af48a1d2 100644
--- a/project/Sbt.scala
+++ b/project/Sbt.scala
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import LaunchProguard.{ proguard, Proguard }
 
 object Sbt extends Build {
   override lazy val settings = super.settings ++ buildSettings ++ Status.settings ++ nightlySettings
+
+  // Aggregate task for 2.11
+  private def lameAgregateTask(task: String): String =
+        s"all control/$task collections/$task io/$task completion/$task"
   def buildSettings = Seq(
     organization := "org.scala-sbt",
     version := "0.13.6-SNAPSHOT",
@@ -43,8 +47,6 @@ object Sbt extends Build {
     },
     // TODO - To some extent these should take args to figure out what to do.
     commands += Command.command("release-libs-211") { state =>
-      def lameAgregateTask(task: String): String =
-        s"all control/$task collections/$task io/$task completion/$task"
       "setupBuildScala211" ::
       /// First test
       lameAgregateTask("test") ::
@@ -53,8 +55,16 @@ object Sbt extends Build {
       // Now restore the defaults.
       "reload" :: state
     },
+    commands += Command.command("release-sbt-local") { state =>
+      "publishLocal" ::
+      "setupBuildScala211" ::
+      lameAgregateTask("publishLocal") ::
+      "reload" ::
+      state
+    },
     commands += Command.command("release-sbt") { state =>
       // TODO - Any sort of validation
+      "checkCredentials" ::
       "publishSigned" ::
         "publishLauncher" ::
         "release-libs-211" ::