diff --git a/scripts/generateJavaDoc.sh b/scripts/generateJavaDoc.sh
index 533fd5c5..c43d47f2 100755
--- a/scripts/generateJavaDoc.sh
+++ b/scripts/generateJavaDoc.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 export JAVA_DIR="javaDoc"
 
 # release scala code to local .m2 repo
-mvn -Dgpg.skip -DskipTests clean install
+sbt publishM2
 
 # clean sub dir
 rm -rf $JAVA_DIR