diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index e0eb179bfa..07e262cf5c 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ ThisBuild / organization := "org.scala-sbt"
 ThisBuild / licenses := List(("Apache-2.0", url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0")))
 ThisBuild / scalafmtOnCompile := !(Global / insideCI).value
 ThisBuild / Test / scalafmtOnCompile := !(Global / insideCI).value
-ThisBuild / bintrayPackage := "zinc"
+ThisBuild / bintrayPackage := sys.env.get("BINTRAY_PACKAGE").getOrElse("zinc")
 ThisBuild / scmInfo := Some(
   ScmInfo(url("https://github.com/sbt/zinc"), "git@github.com:sbt/zinc.git")
 )
@@ -77,13 +77,6 @@ ThisBuild / developers := List(
   Developer("jvican", "Jorge Vicente Cantero", "@jvican", url("https://github.com/jvican")),
   Developer("Duhemm", "Martin Duhem", "@Duhemm", url("https://github.com/Duhemm")),
 )
-ThisBuild / publishTo := {
-  val old = (ThisBuild / publishTo).value
-  sys.props.get("sbt.build.localmaven") match {
-    case Some(path) => Some(MavenCache("local-maven", file(path)))
-    case _          => old
-  }
-}
 ThisBuild / pomIncludeRepository := (_ => false) // drop repos other than Maven Central from POM
 ThisBuild / mimaPreviousArtifacts := Set.empty
 // limit the number of concurrent test so testQuick works
diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index e9a2f2ee5f..06959b23d4 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import sbt._, Keys._
 import sbt.contraband.ContrabandPlugin.autoImport._
 
 object Dependencies {
-  def nightlyVersion: Option[String] = sys.props.get("sbt.build.version")
+  def nightlyVersion: Option[String] =
+    sys.env.get("BUILD_VERSION") orElse sys.props.get("sbt.build.version")
 
   val scala210 = "2.10.7"
   val scala211 = "2.11.12"
diff --git a/project/HouseRulesPlugin.scala b/project/HouseRulesPlugin.scala
index 8c8958c4f6..99a201df93 100644
--- a/project/HouseRulesPlugin.scala
+++ b/project/HouseRulesPlugin.scala
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+package zincbuild
+
 import sbt._
 import Keys._
 import bintray.BintrayPlugin
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ object HouseRulesPlugin extends AutoPlugin {
 
   lazy val baseBuildSettings: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(
     bintrayOrganization := Some("sbt"),
-    bintrayRepository := "maven-releases",
+    bintrayRepository := sys.env.get("BINTRAY_REPOSITORY").getOrElse("maven-releases"),
   )
 
   lazy val baseSettings: Seq[Def.Setting[_]] = Seq(