diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index e1ef7c132f..25050fd237 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Features
 * [#625](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/pull/625): Make conversion to/from java to/from VARIANT in `com.sun.jna.platform.win32.COM.util.Convert` more flexible and dependable - [@matthiasblaesing](https://github.com/matthiasblaesing).
 * [#639](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/pull/639): Add getloadavg() to OS X and Unix - [@dbwiddis](https://github.com/dbwiddis).
 * [#642](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/pull/642): COM calls with variable number of arguments (varargs) are now supported - [@SevenOf9Sleeper](https://github.com/SevenOf9Sleeper).
+* [#644](https://github.com/java-native-access/jna/pull/644): New ant target 'install' for installing JNA artifacts in local m2-repository - [@SevenOf9Sleeper](https://github.com/SevenOf9Sleeper).
 
 Bug Fixes
 ---------
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index f0850623f6..cdf32da5ed 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1176,6 +1176,24 @@ osname=macosx;processor=x86;processor=x86-64;processor=ppc
     </subant>
   </target>
 
+  <target name="install" depends="dist" description="Install jna and jna-platform artifacts into local maven repository">
+    <artifact:mvn failonerror="true">
+      <arg value="org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.5:install-file"/>
+      <arg value="-DpomFile=${pom}"/>
+      <arg value="-Dfile=${dist-jar}"/>
+      <arg value="-Dsources=${maven-sources-jar}"/>
+      <arg value="-Djavadoc=${maven-javadoc-jar}"/>
+    </artifact:mvn>
+
+    <artifact:mvn failonerror="true">
+      <arg value="org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-install-plugin:2.5:install-file"/>
+      <arg value="-DpomFile=${pom-platform}"/>
+      <arg value="-Dfile=${platform-jar}"/>
+      <arg value="-Dsources=${platform-sources-jar}"/>
+      <arg value="-Djavadoc=${platform-javadoc-jar}"/>
+    </artifact:mvn>
+  </target>
+
 
   <path id="maven-ant-tasks.classpath" path="lib/maven-ant-tasks-2.1.3.jar" />
   <typedef resource="org/apache/maven/artifact/ant/antlib.xml"