diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e3430944..da7fc9f8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ task integTest(type: RestIntegTestTask) {
 }
 tasks.named("check").configure { dependsOn(integTest) }
 
+tasks.generatePomFileForPluginZipPublication.dependsOn publishNebulaPublicationToMavenLocal
+
 integTest {
     if (project.hasProperty('excludeTests')) {
         project.properties['excludeTests']?.replaceAll('\\s', '')?.split('[,;]')?.each {
diff --git a/release-notes/opensearch.job-scheduler.release-notes-2.12.0.0.md b/release-notes/opensearch.job-scheduler.release-notes-2.12.0.0.md
index fa68ef6f..67602d72 100644
--- a/release-notes/opensearch.job-scheduler.release-notes-2.12.0.0.md
+++ b/release-notes/opensearch.job-scheduler.release-notes-2.12.0.0.md
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ Compatible with OpenSearch 2.12.0
 * Update `com.netflix.nebula.ospackage` from 11.5.0 to 11.6.0 ([#551](https://github.com/opensearch-project/job-scheduler/pull/551)).
 * Update `com.diffplug.spotless` from 6.22.0 to 6.25.0 ([#558](https://github.com/opensearch-project/job-scheduler/pull/558)).
 * Fix backport workflow ([#533](https://github.com/opensearch-project/job-scheduler/pull/533)).
+* Enable `publishPluginZipPublicationToMavenLocal` gradle task to publish job-scheduler plugin zip to maven local ([#584](https://github.com/opensearch-project/job-scheduler/pull/584)).
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 89529542..7ff6686f 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ project(":spi").name = rootProject.name + "-spi"
 
 include "sample-extension-plugin"
 project(":sample-extension-plugin").name = rootProject.name + "-sample-extension"
-startParameter.excludedTaskNames=["publishPluginZipPublicationToMavenLocal", "publishPluginZipPublicationToStagingRepository"]
+startParameter.excludedTaskNames=["publishPluginZipPublicationToStagingRepository"]