diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index 514df4630..4e05058fd 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
 
     <property name="compile.dir" value="${basedir}/classes" />
+    <property name="compile_wg.dir" value="${basedir}/apps/workgroup/classes" />
     <property name="jar.dest.dir" value="${basedir}" />
     <property name="javadoc.dest.dir" value="${basedir}/javadoc" />
     <property name="build.lib.dir" value="${basedir}/build/lib" />
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@
         </javac>
     </target>
 
-
     <!-- jar -->
     <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
     <target name="jar" depends="compile" unless="jar.uptodate" description="Produces smack.jar">
@@ -67,6 +67,41 @@
          </jar>
     </target>
 
+    <!-- compile workgroup -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+    <target name="compile_wg" depends="jar" description="Compiles workgroup source.">
+        <!-- make target dir -->
+        <mkdir dir="${compile_wg.dir}" />
+        <javac
+            destdir="${compile_wg.dir}"
+            includeAntRuntime="no"
+            debug="on">
+            <src path="${basedir}/apps/workgroup/source" />
+            <classpath>
+                <fileset dir="${jar.dest.dir}">
+                    <include name="smack.jar"/>
+                </fileset>
+                <fileset dir="${build.lib.dir}">
+                    <include name="*.jar"/>
+                </fileset>
+                <fileset dir="${merge.lib.dir}">
+                    <include name="*.jar"/>
+                </fileset>
+            </classpath>
+        </javac>
+    </target>
+
+    <!-- jar workgroup -->
+    <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
+    <target name="jar_wg" depends="compile_wg" unless="jar.uptodate"
+        description="Produces workgroup.jar">
+        <jar destfile="${jar.dest.dir}/workgroup.jar"
+            basedir="${compile_wg.dir}"
+            includes="**/*.class"
+         >
+         </jar>
+    </target>
+
     <!-- javadoc -->
     <!-- ======================================================================================= -->
     <target name="javadoc" description="JavaDocs the Jive Forums source code">
@@ -118,7 +153,9 @@
     <target name="clean" description="Deletes all generated content.">
     	<delete dir="${javadoc.dest.dir}" />
         <delete dir="${compile.dir}" />
-	    <delete file="${basedir}/smack.jar" />
+        <delete dir="${compile_wg.dir}" />
+        <delete file="${basedir}/smack.jar" />
+        <delete file="${basedir}/workgroup.jar" />
         <delete dir="${basedir}/release" />
     </target>