diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1e36c7..087c802 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 /spec/fixtures/vendor/
 /spec/fixtures/modules/boxen/
 /spec/fixtures/modules/homebrew/
+/spec/fixtures/modules/java/
 /spec/fixtures/modules/stdlib/
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f961b88..469d7f3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Requires the following boxen modules:
 
 * `boxen`
+* `java` (only if using JRuby)
+* `stdlib`
 
 ## Usage
 
diff --git a/manifests/1_8_7.pp b/manifests/1_8_7.pp
index 4fccdf5..773917a 100644
--- a/manifests/1_8_7.pp
+++ b/manifests/1_8_7.pp
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@
   require ruby
   require ruby::1_8_7_p358
 
-  file { "${ruby::root}/versions/1.8.7":
-    ensure  => symlink,
-    force   => true,
-    target  => "${ruby::root}/versions/1.8.7-p358"
-  }
+  ruby::alias { '1.8.7': target => '1.8.7-p358' }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/1_9_2.pp b/manifests/1_9_2.pp
index 6fce4b1..761b886 100644
--- a/manifests/1_9_2.pp
+++ b/manifests/1_9_2.pp
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@
   require ruby
   require ruby::1_9_2_p320
 
-  file { "${ruby::root}/versions/1.9.2":
-    ensure  => symlink,
-    force   => true,
-    target  => "${ruby::root}/versions/1.9.2-p320"
-  }
+  ruby::alias { '1.9.2': target => '1.9.2-p320' }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/1_9_3.pp b/manifests/1_9_3.pp
index 172345e..19c1180 100644
--- a/manifests/1_9_3.pp
+++ b/manifests/1_9_3.pp
@@ -7,9 +7,5 @@
   require ruby
   require ruby::1_9_3_p392
 
-  file { "${ruby::root}/versions/1.9.3":
-    ensure  => symlink,
-    force   => true,
-    target  => "${ruby::root}/versions/1.9.3-p392"
-  }
+  ruby::alias { '1.9.3': target => '1.9.3-p392' }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/2_0_0.pp b/manifests/2_0_0.pp
index fed6192..7304acb 100644
--- a/manifests/2_0_0.pp
+++ b/manifests/2_0_0.pp
@@ -7,10 +7,5 @@
   require ruby
   require ruby::2_0_0_p0
 
-  file { "${ruby::root}/versions/2.0.0":
-    ensure  => symlink,
-    force   => true,
-    target  => "${ruby::root}/versions/2.0.0-p0"
-  }
+  ruby::alias { '2.0.0': target => '2.0.0-p0' }
 }
-
diff --git a/manifests/alias.pp b/manifests/alias.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..758065d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/alias.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Public: Sets up an alias for $name to the rbenv version for $target.
+#
+# Usage:
+#
+#   ruby::alias { '1.9.3': target => '1.9.3-p392' }
+
+define ruby::alias($target) {
+  require ruby
+
+  file { "${ruby::root}/versions/${name}":
+    ensure  => symlink,
+    force   => true,
+    target  => "${ruby::root}/versions/${target}"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/jruby.pp b/manifests/jruby.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a828b9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/jruby.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Public: Installs our blessed version of jruby and symlinks it in rbenv
+# to "jruby"
+#
+# Usage:
+#
+#   include ruby::jruby
+
+class ruby::jruby {
+  require ruby
+  require ruby::jruby_1_7_3
+
+  ruby::alias { 'jruby': target => 'jruby-1.7.3' }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/jruby_1_7_3.pp b/manifests/jruby_1_7_3.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14e5697
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/jruby_1_7_3.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Public: Installs JRuby 1.7.3 from rbenv
+#
+# Usage:
+#
+#   include ruby::jruby_1_7_3
+
+
+class ruby::jruby_1_7_3 {
+  include ruby
+  include java
+
+  ruby::version { 'jruby-1.7.3': }
+
+  Ruby::Version <| title == 'jruby-1.7.3' |> {
+    require +> Class['java']
+  }
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/jruby_1_7_3_spec.rb b/spec/classes/jruby_1_7_3_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c61e337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/jruby_1_7_3_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'ruby::jruby_1_7_3' do
+  let(:facts) do
+    {
+      :boxen_home                  => '/test/boxen',
+      :boxen_user                  => 'testuser',
+      :macosx_productversion_major => '10.8'
+    }
+  end
+
+  it do
+    should include_class('java')
+    should include_class('ruby')
+
+    should contain_ruby__version('jruby-1.7.3')#.
+      #with_require('[Class[java], Class[ruby]]')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/classes/jruby_spec.rb b/spec/classes/jruby_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..159517a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/classes/jruby_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'ruby::jruby' do
+  let(:facts) do
+    {
+      :boxen_home                  => '/test/boxen',
+      :boxen_user                  => 'testuser',
+      :macosx_productversion_major => '10.8'
+    }
+  end
+
+  it do
+    should include_class('ruby')
+    should include_class('ruby::jruby_1_7_3')
+
+    should contain_ruby__alias('jruby').with_target('jruby-1.7.3')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/defines/ruby_alias_spec.rb b/spec/defines/ruby_alias_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..269d38f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/defines/ruby_alias_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'ruby::alias' do
+  let(:facts) do
+    {
+      :boxen_home                  => '/test/boxen',
+      :boxen_user                  => 'testuser',
+      :macosx_productversion_major => '10.8'
+    }
+  end
+
+  let(:title) { "2.1.0" }
+  let(:params) do
+    {
+      :target => '2.1.0-dev'
+    }
+  end
+
+  it do
+    should contain_file('/test/boxen/rbenv/versions/2.1.0').with({
+      :ensure => 'symlink',
+      :force  => true,
+      :target => '/test/boxen/rbenv/versions/2.1.0-dev'
+    })
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/Puppetfile b/spec/fixtures/Puppetfile
index 98d838c..f7e9bdf 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/Puppetfile
+++ b/spec/fixtures/Puppetfile
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
-mod "boxen",    "0.1.8",  :github_tarball => "boxen/puppet-boxen"
-mod "homebrew", "0.0.17", :github_tarball => "boxen/puppet-homebrew"
-mod "stdlib",   "3.0.0",  :github_tarball => "puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib"
+def github(name, version, options = nil)
+  options ||= {}
+  options[:repo] ||= "boxen/puppet-#{name}"
+  mod name, version, :github_tarball => options[:repo]
+end
+
+
+github "boxen",    "1.2.0"
+github "homebrew", "1.1.0"
+github "java",     "1.0.6"
+github "stdlib",   "3.0.0", :repo => "puppetlabs/puppetlabs-stdlib"