diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/jf.base.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/jf.base.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9d63b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/jf.base.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Placeholder to support jf.maven-publish linked from convention/
+
+plugins {
+    base
+}
+
+tasks.withType<AbstractArchiveTask>().configureEach {
+    isPreserveFileTimestamps = false
+    isReproducibleFileOrder = true
+}
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