diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b72014b4c0..c8d0fe1cfa 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -42,46 +42,48 @@ allprojects {
         }
     }
 
-    project.plugins.withType(JavaPlugin).configureEach {
-        java {
-            withJavadocJar()
-            withSourcesJar()
-        }
+    if(project.name.startsWith('data-prepper') || project.parent != null && project.parent.name.equals('data-prepper-plugins')) {
+        project.plugins.withType(JavaPlugin).configureEach {
+            java {
+                withJavadocJar()
+                withSourcesJar()
+            }
 
-        afterEvaluate {
-            project.publishing {
-                repositories {
-                    maven {
-                        url "file://${mavenPublicationRootFile.absolutePath}"
+            afterEvaluate {
+                project.publishing {
+                    repositories {
+                        maven {
+                            url "file://${mavenPublicationRootFile.absolutePath}"
+                        }
                     }
-                }
-                publications {
-                    mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
-                        from project.components.findByName("java") ?: project.components.findByName("javaLibrary")
+                    publications {
+                        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
+                            from project.components.findByName("java") ?: project.components.findByName("javaLibrary")
 
-                        groupId = project.group
-                        artifactId = project.name
-                        version = project.version
+                            groupId = project.group
+                            artifactId = project.name
+                            version = project.version
 
-                        pom {
-                            name = project.name
-                            description = "Data Prepper project: ${project.name}"
-                            url = 'https://github.com/opensearch-project/data-prepper'
-                            licenses {
-                                license {
-                                    name = 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0'
-                                    url = 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
-                                    distribution = 'repo'
+                            pom {
+                                name = project.name
+                                description = "Data Prepper project: ${project.name}"
+                                url = 'https://github.com/opensearch-project/data-prepper'
+                                licenses {
+                                    license {
+                                        name = 'The Apache Software License, Version 2.0'
+                                        url = 'http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt'
+                                        distribution = 'repo'
+                                    }
                                 }
-                            }
-                            developers {
-                                developer {
-                                    name = 'OpenSearch'
-                                    url = 'https://github.com/opensearch-project'
+                                developers {
+                                    developer {
+                                        name = 'OpenSearch'
+                                        url = 'https://github.com/opensearch-project'
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                scm {
+                                    url = 'https://github.com/opensearch-project/data-prepper'
                                 }
-                            }
-                            scm {
-                                url = 'https://github.com/opensearch-project/data-prepper'
                             }
                         }
                     }