diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 9e12333..0ce9bb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@ec92e829475ac0c2315ea8f9eced72db85bb337a # v3.0.0
       - name: Run publish task
-        run: ./gradlew build sonatypeCentralUpload
+        run: ./gradlew sonatypeCentralUpload
         env:
           SIGNING_KEY: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY }}
           SIGNING_KEY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.SIGNING_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index fa8832b..2933010 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -50,3 +50,7 @@ sonatypeCentralUpload {
     signingKey = System.getenv("SIGNING_KEY")
     signingKeyPassphrase = System.getenv("SIGNING_KEY_PASSPHRASE")
 }
+
+tasks.sonatypeCentralUpload {
+    dependsOn("build")
+}