diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9aef47930..2fbdc4604 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ jobs:
           os: [ubuntu-latest]
           build:
               - java: 21
-                profile: codequality
+                # deploy profile is included to catch javadoc/SBOM/source-jar issues at PR time
+                # note this is the publish PROFILE, not PHASE
+                profile: codequality,deploy
               - java: 11
                 profile: java11
 
diff --git a/providers/gcp/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/contrib/providers/gcp/GcpSecretManagerProvider.java b/providers/gcp/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/contrib/providers/gcp/GcpSecretManagerProvider.java
index ccc1f4905..becf03090 100644
--- a/providers/gcp/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/contrib/providers/gcp/GcpSecretManagerProvider.java
+++ b/providers/gcp/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/contrib/providers/gcp/GcpSecretManagerProvider.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *
  * <p>Each feature flag is stored as an individual secret in GCP Secret Manager. The flag key
  * maps directly to the secret name (with an optional prefix configured via
- * {@link GcpProviderOptions#getNamePrefix()}).
+ * {@link GcpProviderOptions}'s {@code namePrefix}).
  *
  * <p>Flag values are read as UTF-8 strings from the secret payload and parsed to the requested
  * type. Supported raw value formats:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * </ul>
  *
  * <p>Results are cached in-process for the duration configured in
- * {@link GcpProviderOptions#getCacheExpiry()}.
+ * {@link GcpProviderOptions}'s {@code cacheExpiry}.
  *
  * <p>Example:
  * <pre>{@code