diff --git a/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt b/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt
index bdb3661..9a555bf 100644
--- a/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt
+++ b/sonatype/src/main/kotlin/com/bakdata/gradle/SonatypePlugin.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class SonatypePlugin : Plugin<Project> {
             addParentPublishToNexusTasks()
 
             disallowPublishTasks()
+
+            tasks.named("closeRepository") {
+                mustRunAfter("publishToNexus")
+            }
         }
     }