diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 73cfb115a0..cd9a1adfa4 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ archivesBaseName = "scalardb"
 
 // for archiving and uploading to maven central
 if (!project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.isEmpty() &&
-        project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publish')) {
+        (project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publish') ||
+                project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publishToMavenLocal'))) {
     apply from: 'archive.gradle'
 }
diff --git a/rpc/build.gradle b/rpc/build.gradle
index 977153e58a..1a1505e92c 100644
--- a/rpc/build.gradle
+++ b/rpc/build.gradle
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ archivesBaseName = "scalardb-rpc"
 
 // for archiving and uploading to maven central
 if (!project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.isEmpty() &&
-        project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publish')) {
+        (project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publish') ||
+                project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publishToMavenLocal'))) {
     apply from: 'archive.gradle'
 }
diff --git a/server/build.gradle b/server/build.gradle
index bb46323618..3b6e2dd18f 100644
--- a/server/build.gradle
+++ b/server/build.gradle
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ distTar {
 
 // for archiving and uploading to maven central
 if (!project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.isEmpty() &&
-        project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publish')) {
+        (project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publish') ||
+                project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames[0].endsWith('publishToMavenLocal'))) {
     apply from: 'archive.gradle'
 }