diff --git a/metadata/org.wikimedia.commons.txt b/metadata/org.wikimedia.commons.txt
index f8ed176f4d..b6edd4416f 100644
--- a/metadata/org.wikimedia.commons.txt
+++ b/metadata/org.wikimedia.commons.txt
@@ -17,11 +17,22 @@ Status: BETA
 Repo Type:git
 Repo:https://github.com/wikimedia/android-commons
 
-# Uses author's own maven repo!
 Build Version:1.0beta7,8,v1.0beta7,subdir=commons,target=android-15,maven=yes,\
 bindir=commons/target,prebuild=rm -rf jni && sed -i 's/test/commons/' \
 src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/CommonsApplication.java && \
 sed -i '/tracking_summary/{N;s/true/false/}' res/xml/preferences.xml
+# Use maven central 
+# Build Version:1.0beta7,8,v1.0beta7,maven=yes,\
+# subdir=commons,patch=pom.patch,target=android-15,\
+# bindir=commons/target,prebuild=rm -rf jni src/main/native && \
+# sed -i 's/test/commons/' \
+# src/main/java/org/wikimedia/commons/CommonsApplication.java && \
+# sed -i '/tracking_summary/{N;s/true/false/}' res/xml/preferences.xml && \
+# $$MVN3$$ install:install-file -DgroupId=com.google.android -DartifactId=support-v4 \
+# -Dversion=r12 -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=$$SDK$$/extras/android/support/v4/android-support-v4.jar && \
+# $$MVN3$$ install:install-file -DgroupId=android -DartifactId=android -Dversion=4.1_r2 \
+# -Dpackaging=jar -Dfile=$$SDK$$/platforms/android-17/android.jar && \
+# sed -i '207\,214d' ../pom.xml
 
 Auto Update Mode:None
 Update Check Mode:Tags
diff --git a/metadata/org.wikimedia.commons/pom.patch b/metadata/org.wikimedia.commons/pom.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5665485e23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata/org.wikimedia.commons/pom.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/commons/pom.xml b/commons/pom.xml
+index 7adf9e8..f2d5912 100644
+--- a/commons/pom.xml
++++ b/commons/pom.xml
+@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
+           <artifactId>android</artifactId>
+       </dependency>
+       <dependency>
+-          <groupId>android.support</groupId>
+-          <artifactId>compatibility-v4</artifactId>
+-          <version>11</version>
++          <groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
++          <artifactId>support-v4</artifactId>
++          <version>r12</version>
+       </dependency>
+       <dependency>
+           <groupId>com.nostra13.universalimageloader</groupId>