diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bc221aba..cbcd2a26 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -97,16 +97,6 @@ allprojects {
                     url = "${rootProject.buildDir}/local-staging-repo"
                 }
             }
-            repositories {
-                maven {
-                    name = "Snapshots" //  optional target repository name
-                    url = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
-                    credentials {
-                        username "$System.env.SONATYPE_USERNAME"
-                        password "$System.env.SONATYPE_PASSWORD"
-                    }
-                }
-            }
             publications {
                 // add license information to generated poms
                 all {
@@ -138,6 +128,16 @@ publishing {
             }
         }
     }
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            name = "Snapshots" //  optional target repository name
+            url = "https://aws.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
+            credentials {
+                username "$System.env.SONATYPE_USERNAME"
+                password "$System.env.SONATYPE_PASSWORD"
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 repositories {