diff --git a/gradle/published-java-module.gradle b/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
index 4ba5d5f4ae31..74f8c0a52642 100644
--- a/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
+++ b/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
@@ -24,29 +24,29 @@ dependencies {
 	javadocSources sourceSets.main.allJava
 }
 
+java {
+	// Configure the Java "software component" to include javadoc and sources jars in addition to the classes jar.
+	// Ultimately, this component is what makes up the publication for this project.
+	withJavadocJar()
+	withSourcesJar()
+}
+
 
 // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 // Publishing
 
-publishing {
-	publications {
-		// main publication
-		publishedArtifacts {
-			// Add the Java component to the main publication
-			from components.java
-		}
+var publishingExtension = project.getExtensions().getByType(PublishingExtension) as PublishingExtension
+publishingExtension.publications {
+	// main publication
+	publishedArtifacts {
+		// Add the Java component to the main publication
+		from components.java
 	}
 }
 
-java {
-	// include javadoc and sources jar in the Java component
-	// 		- classes jar included by default
-	withJavadocJar()
-	withSourcesJar()
-}
-
-// signing
 
+// ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+// Signing
 
 // create a `signPublications` "grouping" task which will execute all Sign tasks
 def signPublicationsTask = tasks.register('signPublications')