diff --git a/avro/pom.xml b/avro/pom.xml
index bd6768c0f..3793d3c2a 100644
--- a/avro/pom.xml
+++ b/avro/pom.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ abstractions.
         <groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
         <artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
+      <!-- 05-Jul-2020, tatu: Add generation of Gradle Module Metadata -->
+      <!-- 28-Feb-2025, jjohannes: Apply plugin last as it has to be the last of all 'package phase' plugins -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.gradlex</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gradle-module-metadata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/cbor/pom.xml b/cbor/pom.xml
index f745a749a..1b52d1ac7 100644
--- a/cbor/pom.xml
+++ b/cbor/pom.xml
@@ -70,8 +70,14 @@ encoded data using Jackson abstractions (streaming API, data binding, tree model
              will have to use `moduleInfoFile` as anything else requires JDK 9+
         -->
       <plugin>
-	<groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
-	<artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+	    <groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
+	    <artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <!-- 05-Jul-2020, tatu: Add generation of Gradle Module Metadata -->
+      <!-- 28-Feb-2025, jjohannes: Apply plugin last as it has to be the last of all 'package phase' plugins -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.gradlex</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gradle-module-metadata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/ion/pom.xml b/ion/pom.xml
index 99abaced4..49df314c5 100644
--- a/ion/pom.xml
+++ b/ion/pom.xml
@@ -83,8 +83,14 @@ tree model)
             will have to use `moduleInfoFile` as anything else requires JDK 9+
         -->
       <plugin>
-	<groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
-	<artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+	    <groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
+	    <artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <!-- 05-Jul-2020, tatu: Add generation of Gradle Module Metadata -->
+      <!-- 28-Feb-2025, jjohannes: Apply plugin last as it has to be the last of all 'package phase' plugins -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.gradlex</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gradle-module-metadata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e00e35f86..e369dabf4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,14 +104,5 @@
 
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
-
-    <!-- 05-Jul-2020, tatu: Add generation of Gradle Module Metadata -->
-    <plugins>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>de.jjohannes</groupId>
-        <artifactId>gradle-module-metadata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
-    </plugins>
   </build>
-
 </project>
diff --git a/protobuf/pom.xml b/protobuf/pom.xml
index 73069138b..bac8d70e4 100644
--- a/protobuf/pom.xml
+++ b/protobuf/pom.xml
@@ -109,10 +109,16 @@ abstractions.
       <!-- 19-Mar-2019, tatu: Add rudimentary JDK9+ module info. To build with JDK 8
              will have to use `moduleInfoFile` as anything else requires JDK 9+
         -->      
-      <plugin>
-	<groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
-	<artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-      </plugin>
+     <plugin>
+	   <groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
+	   <artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+     </plugin>
+     <!-- 05-Jul-2020, tatu: Add generation of Gradle Module Metadata -->
+     <!-- 28-Feb-2025, jjohannes: Apply plugin last as it has to be the last of all 'package phase' plugins -->
+     <plugin>
+       <groupId>org.gradlex</groupId>
+       <artifactId>gradle-module-metadata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+     </plugin>
    </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/smile/pom.xml b/smile/pom.xml
index 40b5bdabe..eb8ee0909 100644
--- a/smile/pom.xml
+++ b/smile/pom.xml
@@ -88,8 +88,14 @@ tree model)
              will have to use `moduleInfoFile` as anything else requires JDK 9+
         -->
       <plugin>
-	<groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
-	<artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+	    <groupId>org.moditect</groupId>
+	    <artifactId>moditect-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+      <!-- 05-Jul-2020, tatu: Add generation of Gradle Module Metadata -->
+      <!-- 28-Feb-2025, jjohannes: Apply plugin last as it has to be the last of all 'package phase' plugins -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.gradlex</groupId>
+        <artifactId>gradle-module-metadata-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>