diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 847d18ddd..6b5383436 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-read-only: true
       # Disable CC due to https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/22779
-      - run: ./gradlew publish publishPlugins gitPublishCopy --no-configuration-cache
+      - run: ./gradlew release --no-configuration-cache
         env:
           GRADLE_PUBLISH_KEY: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_KEY }}
           GRADLE_PUBLISH_SECRET: ${{ secrets.GRADLE_SECRET }}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 8d04bd12d..b34884eca 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
 RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
 
 POM_NAME=Shadow Gradle Plugin
-POM_DESCRIPTION=Gradle version of Maven's Shade plugin.
+POM_DESCRIPTION=Gradle plugin to create fat/uber JARs, apply file transforms, and relocate packages for applications and libraries. Gradle version of Maven's Shade plugin.
 POM_INCEPTION_YEAR=2024
 POM_URL=https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow
 
diff --git a/gradle/publish.gradle b/gradle/publish.gradle
index 8ead0b32b..4a4f6fe6b 100644
--- a/gradle/publish.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apply plugin: "com.gradle.plugin-publish"
 apply plugin: "com.vanniktech.maven.publish"
 
-group = providers.gradleProperty("GROUP")
-version = providers.gradleProperty("VERSION_NAME")
+group = providers.gradleProperty("GROUP").get()
+version = providers.gradleProperty("VERSION_NAME").get()
 
 gradlePlugin {
     website = providers.gradleProperty("POM_URL")
@@ -12,13 +12,22 @@ gradlePlugin {
         shadowPlugin {
             id = 'com.gradleup.shadow'
             implementationClass = 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.ShadowPlugin'
-            displayName = providers.gradleProperty("POM_NAME").orNull
-            description = providers.gradleProperty("POM_DESCRIPTION").orNull
-            tags.set(['onejar', 'shade', 'fatjar', 'uberjar'])
+            displayName = providers.gradleProperty("POM_NAME").get()
+            description = providers.gradleProperty("POM_DESCRIPTION").get()
+            tags = ['onejar', 'shade', 'fatjar', 'uberjar']
         }
     }
 }
 
 tasks.named('publishPlugins') {
+    doFirst {
+        if (version.endsWith("SNAPSHOT")) {
+            throw new GradleException('Cannot publish SNAPSHOT versions to Plugin Portal!')
+        }
+    }
     notCompatibleWithConfigurationCache("https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/21283")
 }
+
+tasks.register('release') {
+    dependsOn tasks.named('publish'), tasks.named('publishPlugins'), tasks.named('gitPublishPush')
+}