diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8b6b30f..9ded7b7 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -49,4 +49,12 @@ tasks {
             attributes("Implementation-Version" to project.version)
         }
     }
+    // Dummy task to fix the Gradle semantic-release plugin.
+    // Remove this if you forked it to support building only.
+    // Tracking issue: https://github.com/KengoTODA/gradle-semantic-release-plugin/issues/435
+    register<DefaultTask>("publish") {
+        group = "publish"
+        description = "Dummy task"
+        dependsOn(build)
+    }
 }