--- a/apisupport.harness/release/README	
+++ a/apisupport.harness/release/README	
@@ -1044,6 +1044,9 @@ 
 
 compile-test-single - compile selected unit test classes (F9).
 
+create-update-center - generates NBM and updatecenter XML descriptor for a 
+single module.
+
 debug - build module and then start target platform in debug mode. Use from
 within the IDE (there is a context menu item for it) to debug the app.
 
--- a/apisupport.harness/release/build.xml	
+++ a/apisupport.harness/release/build.xml	
@@ -296,4 +296,30 @@ 
         <nbinstaller module="${cluster}/${module.jar}" action="reinstall"/>
     </target>
 
+    <target name="create-update-center" depends="taskdefs, nbm" 
+         description="generates NBM and update center XML descriptor for a single module">
+
+        <mkdir dir="${update.dir}"/>
+        <pathfileset id="updater.jar">
+            <path refid="cluster.path.id"/>
+            <filename name="modules/ext/updater.jar"/>
+        </pathfileset>
+        <makeupdatedesc desc="${update.dir}/updates.xml" distbase="." automaticgrouping="true" uselicenseurl="${use.license.url.in.catalog}">
+            <fileset dir="./build">
+                <include name="*.nbm"/>
+                <include name="*.jar"/>
+            </fileset>
+            <updaterjar>
+                <resources refid="updater.jar"/>
+            </updaterjar>
+        </makeupdatedesc>
+        <!--Copy the files to the folder-->
+        <copy todir="${update.dir}">
+            <fileset dir="./build">
+                <include name="*.nbm"/>
+                <include name="*.jar"/>
+            </fileset>
+        </copy>
+    </target>
+
 </project>