diff --git a/hermes-client/build.gradle b/hermes-client/build.gradle
index 8328417e9e..2b2944ed0f 100644
--- a/hermes-client/build.gradle
+++ b/hermes-client/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java-library'
+}
+
 dependencies {
     compileOnly group: 'io.dropwizard.metrics', name: 'metrics-core', version: versions.dropwizard_metrics
     compileOnly group: 'io.micrometer', name: 'micrometer-core', version: versions.micrometer_metrics