diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b3a29ac65..4fe80600c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -526,7 +526,8 @@ subprojects {
     return result
   }
 
-  if (sourceSetIsPopulated("main") || sourceSetIsPopulated("testSupport")) {
+
+  if (sourceSetIsPopulated("main") || sourceSetIsPopulated("testSupport") || project.name == "platform") {
     apply plugin: 'com.jfrog.artifactory'
     apply plugin: 'maven-publish'
 
diff --git a/platform/build.gradle b/platform/build.gradle
index 2fda97e86..0718d4164 100644
--- a/platform/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/build.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 plugins {
   id 'java-platform'
   id 'com.diffplug.spotless'
-  id 'maven-publish'
 }
 
 repositories {