Ant task for MSBuild. Original code: http://labs.teamprise.com/build/extensions.html How to use: <PropertyGroup> <JavaHome>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\build\tools\jdk1.6.0_25</JavaHome> <AntHome>$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\build\tools\apache-ant-1.8.2</AntHome> </PropertyGroup> <!-- Call Ant with 'jar' target. --> <Ant BuildFile="$(MSBuildProjectDirectory)\YourJavaProject\build.xml" Target="jar" AntHome="$(AntHome)" JavaHome="$(JavaHome)" />