@@ -3,16 +3,14 @@ subprojects {
     apply plugin: 'maven' // Java plugin has to have been already applied for the conf2scope mappings to work
     apply plugin: 'signing'
 
-    gradle.taskGraph.whenReady { taskGraph ->
-        if (taskGraph.hasTask("uploadMavenCentral")) {
-            signing {
-                required true
-                sign configurations.archives
-            }
-        } else {
-            task signArchives {
-                // do nothing
-            }
+    if (gradle.startParameter.taskNames.contains("uploadMavenCentral")) {
+        signing {
+            required true
+            sign configurations.archives
+        }
+    } else {
+        task signArchives {
+            // do nothing
         }
     }
 
@@ -21,7 +19,7 @@ subprojects {
      */
     task uploadMavenCentral(type:Upload) {
         configuration = configurations.archives
-        dependsOn { 'signArchives' }
+        dependsOn 'signArchives'
         doFirst {
             repositories.mavenDeployer {
                 beforeDeployment { org.gradle.api.artifacts.maven.MavenDeployment deployment -> signing.signPom(deployment) }