diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 2f18ba6..8383a4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  publish-snapshots:
+  build-and-publish-snapshots:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     # skipping release branches because the versions in those branches are not snapshots
     if: github.ref_name == 'main' && github.repository == 'open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto-java'
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up gradle
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
 
-      - name: Build and publish snapshots
-        run: ./gradlew assemble publishToSonatype
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./gradlew build
+
+      - name: Publish snapshots
+        run: ./gradlew publishToSonatype
         env:
           SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
           SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 69401d6..7ae875a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
 
+      - name: Build
+        run: ./gradlew build
+
       - name: Build and publish artifacts
         run: ./gradlew assemble publishToSonatype closeAndReleaseSonatypeStagingRepository
         env: