diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 49733c43ca197..4ea0ee3b1cd1b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ ext {
     userMaxForks = project.hasProperty('maxParallelForks') ? maxParallelForks.toInteger() : null
 
     skipSigning = project.hasProperty('skipSigning') && skipSigning.toBoolean()
-    shouldSign = !skipSigning && !version.endsWith("SNAPSHOT")
+    shouldSign = !skipSigning && !version.endsWith("SNAPSHOT") && project.gradle.startParameter.taskNames.any { it.contains("upload") }
 
     mavenUrl = project.hasProperty('mavenUrl') ? project.mavenUrl : ''
     mavenUsername = project.hasProperty('mavenUsername') ? project.mavenUsername : ''