work around for

 http://jira.public.thoughtworks.org/browse/CC-766

releng.control/cc_config.xml

@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@
                 command="${env.BUILD_HOME}/releng.control/cleanupArtifacts.sh">
             </exec>
         </schedule>
+         
+         <modificationset>
+         <!-- http://jira.public.thoughtworks.org/browse/CC-766 -->
+         </modificationset>
+         
         <!-- need to prevent, or override, default publishers,
             especially since the ant default antpublisher will
             result in error, if an ant build hasn't ran! -->
@@ -156,6 +161,9 @@
                     value="wtpbuildTools" />
             </ant>
         </schedule>
+         <modificationset>
+         <!-- http://jira.public.thoughtworks.org/browse/CC-766 -->
+         </modificationset>        
     </project>
     <project
         name="incubator-R0.5-S">
@@ -222,6 +230,9 @@
         requireModification="false"
         name="patches-R1.5-P"
         forceOnly="true">
+         <modificationset>
+           <!-- http://jira.public.thoughtworks.org/browse/CC-766 -->
+         </modificationset>
         <schedule
             interval="${time.veryLongTime}">
             <ant>
@@ -617,6 +628,9 @@
         requireModification="false"
         name="wtp-R3.0-N"
         forceOnly="true">
+         <modificationset>
+           <!-- http://jira.public.thoughtworks.org/browse/CC-766 -->
+         </modificationset>
         <schedule
             interval="${time.veryLongTime}">
             <ant>