diff --git a/observability/build.gradle b/observability/build.gradle
index 4d04a09912..137e5f6978 100644
--- a/observability/build.gradle
+++ b/observability/build.gradle
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 configureProtoCompilation()
+
+[publishMavenPublicationToMavenRepository]*.onlyIf { false }