diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 68e966f56e..934daeff29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: ./gradlew clean assemble -Dbuild.version_qualifier=${{ env.TEST_QUALIFIER }} && test -s ./build/distributions/opensearch-security-${{ env.SECURITY_PLUGIN_VERSION_ONLY_NUMBER }}-${{ env.TEST_QUALIFIER }}-SNAPSHOT.zip
 
+    - run: ./gradlew clean publishPluginZipPublicationToZipStagingRepository && test -s ./build/distributions/opensearch-security-${{ env.SECURITY_PLUGIN_VERSION }}.zip && && test -s ./build/distributions/opensearch-security-${{ env.SECURITY_PLUGIN_VERSION }}.pom
+
     - name: List files in the build directory if there was an error
       run: ls -al ./build/distributions/
       if: failure()
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ea392a8eac..aa99828d5c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -407,11 +407,6 @@ opensearchplugin {
 // This requires an additional Jar not published as part of build-tools
 loggerUsageCheck.enabled = false
 
-// No need to validate pom, as we do not upload to maven/sonatype
-tasks.matching {it.path in [":validateMavenPom", ":validateNebulaPom", ":validatePluginZipPom"]}.all { task ->
-    task.dependsOn ':generatePomFileForNebulaPublication', ':generatePomFileForPluginZipPublication', ':generatePomFileForMavenPublication'
-}
-
 publishing {
     publications {
         pluginZip(MavenPublication) { publication ->