diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
index f8a7ea34f..ee21d78b8 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/Keys.scala
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ object Keys {
   val resolvers = SettingKey[Seq[Resolver]]("resolvers", "The user-defined additional resolvers for automatically managed dependencies.", BMinusTask)
   val projectResolver = TaskKey[Resolver]("project-resolver", "Resolver that handles inter-project dependencies.", DTask)
   val fullResolvers = TaskKey[Seq[Resolver]]("full-resolvers", "Combines the project resolver, default resolvers, and user-defined resolvers.", CTask)
-  val otherResolvers = SettingKey[Seq[Resolver]]("other-resolvers", "Resolvers not included in the main resolver chain, such as those in module configurations.", CSetting)
+  val otherResolvers = TaskKey[Seq[Resolver]]("other-resolvers", "Resolvers not included in the main resolver chain, such as those in module configurations.", CSetting)
   val useJCenter = SettingKey[Boolean]("use-jcenter", "Use JCenter as the default repository.", BSetting)
   val moduleConfigurations = SettingKey[Seq[ModuleConfiguration]]("module-configurations", "Defines module configurations, which override resolvers on a per-module basis.", BMinusSetting)
   val retrievePattern = SettingKey[String]("retrieve-pattern", "Pattern used to retrieve managed dependencies to the current build.", DSetting)
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ object Keys {
   val ivyScala = SettingKey[Option[IvyScala]]("ivy-scala", "Configures how Scala dependencies are checked, filtered, and injected.", CSetting)
   val ivyValidate = SettingKey[Boolean]("ivy-validate", "Enables/disables Ivy validation of module metadata.", BSetting)
   val ivyLoggingLevel = SettingKey[UpdateLogging.Value]("ivy-logging-level", "The logging level for updating.", BSetting)
-  val publishTo = SettingKey[Option[Resolver]]("publish-to", "The resolver to publish to.", ASetting)
+  val publishTo = TaskKey[Option[Resolver]]("publish-to", "The resolver to publish to.", ASetting)
   val artifacts = SettingKey[Seq[Artifact]]("artifacts", "The artifact definitions for the current module.  Must be consistent with " + packagedArtifacts.key.label + ".", BSetting)
   val projectDescriptors = TaskKey[Map[ModuleRevisionId, ModuleDescriptor]]("project-descriptors", "Project dependency map for the inter-project resolver.", DTask)
   val autoUpdate = SettingKey[Boolean]("auto-update", "<unimplemented>", Invisible)
diff --git a/notes/1.0.0/publishTo-otherResolvers-become-tasks.markdown b/notes/1.0.0/publishTo-otherResolvers-become-tasks.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54bcb00cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/notes/1.0.0/publishTo-otherResolvers-become-tasks.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[@dwijnand]: https://github.com/dwijnand
+
+[2059]: https://github.com/sbt/sbt/issues/2059
+[2662]: https://github.com/sbt/sbt/pull/2662
+
+### Fixes with compatibility implications
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Changes publishTo & otherResolvers from SettingKey's to TaskKey's. [#2059][2059]/[#2662][2662] by [@dwijnand][@dwijnand]
+
+### Bug fixes
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/snapshot-resolution/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/snapshot-resolution/build.sbt
index 4eac19855..03c6e79ec 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/snapshot-resolution/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/dependency-management/snapshot-resolution/build.sbt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ def customIvyPaths: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(
   ivyPaths := new IvyPaths((baseDirectory in ThisBuild).value, Some((baseDirectory in ThisBuild).value / "ivy-cache"))
 )
 
-lazy val sharedResolver =
+lazy val sharedResolver: Resolver =
   Resolver.defaultShared.nonlocal()
   //MavenRepository("example-shared-repo", "file:///tmp/shared-maven-repo-bad-example")
   //Resolver.file("example-shared-repo", repoDir)(Resolver.defaultPatterns)
@@ -15,16 +15,12 @@ lazy val common = project.
     version := "1.0-SNAPSHOT",
     publishTo := Some(sharedResolver),
     crossVersion := CrossVersion.Disabled,
-    publishMavenStyle := (publishTo.value match {
-      case Some(repo) =>
-        repo match {
-          case repo: PatternsBasedRepository => repo.patterns.isMavenCompatible
-          case _: RawRepository => false // TODO - look deeper
-          case _: MavenRepository => true
-          case _: MavenCache => true
-          case _ => false  // TODO - Handle chain repository?
-        }
-      case _ => true
+    publishMavenStyle := (sharedResolver match {
+      case repo: PatternsBasedRepository => repo.patterns.isMavenCompatible
+      case _: RawRepository => false // TODO - look deeper
+      case _: MavenRepository => true
+      case _: MavenCache => true
+      case _ => false  // TODO - Handle chain repository?
     })
     // updateOptions := updateOptions.value.withLatestSnapshots(true)
   )
@@ -47,4 +43,4 @@ TaskKey[Unit]("dumpResolvers") := {
   (fullResolvers in dependent).value foreach { r =>
     streams.value.log.info(s" * ${r}")
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}