diff --git a/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in b/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in
index be4038f48ba44540fcd70e6108b4484c37e482f7..573978112a97ef2af657bff3180cd413a14a0457 100644
--- a/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in
+++ b/src/genjava/templates/genjava_project/build.gradle.in
@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ task bugfixtask << {
 
 jar.dependsOn(bugfixtask)
 
-defaultTasks 'publishMavenJavaPublicationToMavenRepository'
+defaultTasks 'publish'