diff --git a/analyzer/build.gradle.kts b/analyzer/build.gradle.kts
index 2677422a..5b4947c0 100644
--- a/analyzer/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/analyzer/build.gradle.kts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ idea.module {
     }
 }
 
-val functionalTest = tasks.register<Test>("functionalTest") {
+tasks.register<Test>("functionalTest") {
     description = "Runs functional tests"
     group = "verification"
     testClassesDirs = sourceSets["functionalTest"].output.classesDirs
@@ -168,22 +168,13 @@ tasks {
     }
 }
 
-// Implicit dependencies detected by Gradle 7
-// See <https://docs.gradle.org/7.0/userguide/validation_problems.html#implicit_dependency>
-tasks.named("check") {
-    dependsOn(functionalTest)
-}
-
-tasks.named("delombok") {
-    dependsOn("spotlessJava")
-}
-
-tasks.named("test") {
-    dependsOn("shadowJar")
-}
-
-tasks.named("functionalTest") {
-    dependsOn("shadowJar")
+// We publish the init gradle file to make it easy for tools that use the plugin to set it up
+// without having to create their own init gradle file.
+val analyzerFile = layout.buildDirectory.file("resources/main/analyzer-init.gradle")
+val prepareAnalyzerInit = artifacts.add("default", analyzerFile.get().asFile) {
+    classifier = "init"
+    extension = "gradle"
+    builtBy("processResources")
 }
 
 afterEvaluate {
@@ -192,6 +183,7 @@ afterEvaluate {
             getByName<MavenPublication>("pluginMaven") {
                 artifact(testJar.get())
                 artifact(testSourcesJar.get())
+                artifact(prepareAnalyzerInit)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 03b69930..4ef1cd96 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ tasks.withType<Wrapper>().configureEach {
 
 tasks.getByName("afterReleaseBuild") {
     dependsOn(
-        ":publishToCentral", ":analyzer:publishPlugins", ":manipulation:publishPlugins"
+        ":analyzer:publishPlugins", ":manipulation:publishPlugins", ":publishToCentral"
     )
 }
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ subprojects {
         // TODO: ### shadow 9 doesn't need this?
         // Make assemble/build task depend on shadowJar
         tasks["assemble"].dependsOn(tasks["shadowJar"])
-        tasks["build"].dependsOn(tasks["shadowJar"])
+        // tasks["build"].dependsOn(tasks["shadowJar"])
 
         tasks.withType<ShadowJar>().configureEach {
             // ensure that a single jar is built which is the shadowed one
@@ -435,24 +435,6 @@ subprojects {
                             withType<MavenPublication> {
                                 generatePom()
                             }
-                            getByName<MavenPublication>(publicationComponent) {
-                                // we publish the init gradle file to make it easy for tools that use
-                                // the plugin to set it up without having to create their own init gradle file
-                                if (project.name == "analyzer") {
-                                    artifact("${sourceSets["main"].output.resourcesDir}/analyzer-init.gradle") {
-                                        classifier = "init"
-                                        extension = "gradle"
-                                    }
-                                    tasks.configureEach {
-                                        if (name == "jar") {
-                                            if (isReleaseBuild) {
-                                                mustRunAfter("signPluginMavenPublication")
-                                            }
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                generatePom()
-                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -494,6 +476,12 @@ subprojects {
 
     tasks.withType<Sign> {
         onlyIf { isReleaseBuild }
+        // Force ordering to avoid
+        // Reason: Task ':analyzer:jar' uses this output of task ':analyzer:signPluginMavenPublication'
+        // without declaring an explicit or implicit dependency.
+        // dependsOn(tasks["jar"])
+        dependsOn(tasks["assemble"])
+        mustRunAfter(tasks["test"])
     }
     java {
         sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
@@ -533,7 +521,8 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     tasks.withType<Javadoc>().configureEach {
-        options.quiet()
+        // https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/7038
+        (options as StandardJavadocDocletOptions).addBooleanOption("Xdoclint:none", true)
     }
 
     tasks.withType<JavaCompile>().configureEach {
diff --git a/cli/build.gradle.kts b/cli/build.gradle.kts
index e6fb7fa2..d86ae96f 100644
--- a/cli/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/cli/build.gradle.kts
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ tasks {
             attributes["Main-Class"] = "org.jboss.gm.cli.Main"
         }
     }
-
-    "test" {
-        dependsOn(":analyzer:assemble")
-    }
 }
 
 // Implicit dependencies detected by Gradle 7
@@ -74,10 +70,6 @@ tasks.named("test") {
 }
 
 if (org.gradle.util.GradleVersion.current() >= org.gradle.util.GradleVersion.version("5.0")) {
-    tasks.named("publishShadowPublicationToMavenLocal") {
-        dependsOn("shadowJar")
-    }
-
     tasks.named("generateMetadataFileForShadowPublication") {
         dependsOn("jar")
     }
diff --git a/manipulation/build.gradle.kts b/manipulation/build.gradle.kts
index 18bb6f0b..3c405aa2 100644
--- a/manipulation/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/manipulation/build.gradle.kts
@@ -112,28 +112,10 @@ idea.module {
     }
 }
 
-val functionalTest = tasks.register<Test>("functionalTest") {
+tasks.register<Test>("functionalTest") {
     description = "Runs functional tests"
     group = "verification"
     testClassesDirs = sourceSets["functionalTest"].output.classesDirs
     classpath = sourceSets["functionalTest"].runtimeClasspath
     mustRunAfter(tasks["test"])
 }
-
-// Implicit dependencies detected by Gradle 7
-// See <https://docs.gradle.org/7.0/userguide/validation_problems.html#implicit_dependency>
-tasks.named("check") {
-    dependsOn(functionalTest)
-}
-
-tasks.named("delombok") {
-    dependsOn("spotlessJava")
-}
-
-tasks.named("test") {
-    dependsOn("shadowJar")
-}
-
-tasks.named("functionalTest") {
-    dependsOn("shadowJar")
-}