diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index da7496713..4f4d3f839 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/free-hosted-runner-disk-space@v7.0.0
       - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/setup-java-build@v7.0.0
       - uses: Alfresco/ya-pmd-scan@v4.1.0
+        with:
+          classpath-build-command: "mvn -ntp package -DskipTests"
 
   build_and_test:
     name: "Core & Base Snapshot deployment"