diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 787e8c2da7..6b8cac4297 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('examples/distro/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
 
       - name: Local publish
-        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal
+        # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
+        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -x javadoc
 
       - name: Build distro
         run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml
index f3ced35e62..94b205c917 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-no-cache.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('examples/distro/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
 
       - name: Local publish
-        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal --no-build-cache
+        # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
+        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal --no-build-cache -x javadoc
 
       - name: Build distro
         run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts --no-build-cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 0a5ccd8561..49ce2d3457 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('examples/distro/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
 
       - name: Local publish
-        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal
+        # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
+        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -x javadoc
 
       - name: Build distro
         run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index e4bea023a9..b0de6d06ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -273,7 +273,8 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-gradle-wrapper-cache-${{ hashFiles('examples/distro/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
 
       - name: Local publish
-        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal
+        # javadoc task fails sporadically fetching https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/
+        run: ./gradlew publishToMavenLocal -x javadoc
 
       - name: Build distro
         run: ./gradlew build --init-script ../../.github/scripts/local.init.gradle.kts