diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3213860d7..dc53c3ab2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ artifacts {
 }
 
 signing {
+    required { gradle.taskGraph.hasTask('uploadArchives') }  // only execute as part of this task
     sign configurations.archives
 }