diff --git a/.github/workflows/artifact-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/artifact-publish.yml
index cb4b8e259..8321ef7e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/artifact-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/artifact-publish.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       run: mvn versions:set -DremoveSnapshot
 
     - name: Build with Maven
-      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+      run: mvn -B clean package --file pom.xml -DskipTests -Ppackage-jar
 
     - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
-      run: mvn --batch-mode -Dgithub_organization=${{ github.repository_owner }} deploy
+      run: mvn --batch-mode -Dgithub_organization=${{ github.repository_owner }} deploy -DskipTests -Ppackage-jar
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/jpo-ode-svcs/pom.xml b/jpo-ode-svcs/pom.xml
index 1eabc645b..9a10b40bd 100644
--- a/jpo-ode-svcs/pom.xml
+++ b/jpo-ode-svcs/pom.xml
@@ -148,4 +148,38 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+  <!-- profile to output only source code and not include any spring boot dependencies in published jar -->
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>package-jar</id>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.2.0</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <archive>
+                <manifest>
+                  <addClasspath>true</addClasspath>
+                  <classpathPrefix>lib/</classpathPrefix>
+                  <mainClass>us.dot.its.jpo.ode.OdeSvcsApplication</mainClass>
+                </manifest>
+              </archive>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>repackage</id>
+                <phase>none</phase>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>