diff --git a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
index 2deb9af3415b..ce300386521e 100644
--- a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -51,57 +51,60 @@ fun findArtifact(version: String): File {
 // generate the api diff report for any module that is stable
 if (project.findProperty("otel.stable") == "true") {
   afterEvaluate {
-    tasks {
-      val jApiCmp by registering(JapicmpTask::class) {
-        dependsOn("jar")
+    // Only apply japicmp to projects that have a jar task (i.e. not BOMs or platforms)
+    tasks.findByName("jar")?.let {
+      tasks {
+        val jApiCmp by registering(JapicmpTask::class) {
+          dependsOn("jar")
 
-        // the japicmp "new" version is either the user-specified one, or the locally built jar.
-        val apiNewVersion: String? by project
-        val newArtifact = apiNewVersion?.let { findArtifact(it) }
-          ?: file(getByName<Jar>("jar").archiveFile)
-        newClasspath.from(files(newArtifact))
+          // the japicmp "new" version is either the user-specified one, or the locally built jar.
+          val apiNewVersion: String? by project
+          val newArtifact = apiNewVersion?.let { findArtifact(it) }
+            ?: file(getByName<Jar>("jar").archiveFile)
+          newClasspath.from(files(newArtifact))
 
-        // only output changes, not everything
-        onlyModified.set(true)
+          // only output changes, not everything
+          onlyModified.set(true)
 
-        // the japicmp "old" version is either the user-specified one, or the latest release.
-        val apiBaseVersion: String? by project
-        val baselineVersion = apiBaseVersion ?: latestReleasedVersion
-        oldClasspath.from(
-          try {
-            files(findArtifact(baselineVersion))
-          } catch (e: Exception) {
-            // if we can't find the baseline artifact, this is probably one that's never been published before,
-            // so publish the whole API. We do that by flipping this flag, and comparing the current against nothing.
-            onlyModified.set(false)
-            files()
+          // the japicmp "old" version is either the user-specified one, or the latest release.
+          val apiBaseVersion: String? by project
+          val baselineVersion = apiBaseVersion ?: latestReleasedVersion
+          oldClasspath.from(
+            try {
+              files(findArtifact(baselineVersion))
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+              // if we can't find the baseline artifact, this is probably one that's never been published before,
+              // so publish the whole API. We do that by flipping this flag, and comparing the current against nothing.
+              onlyModified.set(false)
+              files()
+            }
+          )
+
+          // Reproduce defaults from https://github.com/melix/japicmp-gradle-plugin/blob/09f52739ef1fccda6b4310cf3f4b19dc97377024/src/main/java/me/champeau/gradle/japicmp/report/ViolationsGenerator.java#L130
+          // only changing the BinaryIncompatibleRule to our custom one that allows new default methods
+          // on interfaces, and adding default implementations to interface methods previously
+          // abstract.
+          richReport {
+            addSetupRule(RecordSeenMembersSetup::class.java)
+            addRule(JApiChangeStatus.NEW, SourceCompatibleRule::class.java)
+            addRule(JApiChangeStatus.MODIFIED, SourceCompatibleRule::class.java)
+            addRule(JApiChangeStatus.UNCHANGED, UnchangedMemberRule::class.java)
+            addRule(SourceCompatibleRule::class.java)
           }
-        )
 
-        // Reproduce defaults from https://github.com/melix/japicmp-gradle-plugin/blob/09f52739ef1fccda6b4310cf3f4b19dc97377024/src/main/java/me/champeau/gradle/japicmp/report/ViolationsGenerator.java#L130
-        // only changing the BinaryIncompatibleRule to our custom one that allows new default methods
-        // on interfaces, and adding default implementations to interface methods previously
-        // abstract.
-        richReport {
-          addSetupRule(RecordSeenMembersSetup::class.java)
-          addRule(JApiChangeStatus.NEW, SourceCompatibleRule::class.java)
-          addRule(JApiChangeStatus.MODIFIED, SourceCompatibleRule::class.java)
-          addRule(JApiChangeStatus.UNCHANGED, UnchangedMemberRule::class.java)
-          addRule(SourceCompatibleRule::class.java)
+          // this is needed so that we only consider the current artifact, and not dependencies
+          ignoreMissingClasses.set(true)
+          packageExcludes.addAll("*.internal", "*.internal.*")
+          val baseVersionString = if (apiBaseVersion == null) "latest" else baselineVersion
+          txtOutputFile.set(
+            apiNewVersion?.let { file("$rootDir/docs/apidiffs/${apiNewVersion}_vs_$baselineVersion/${base.archivesName.get()}.txt") }
+              ?: file("$rootDir/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_$baseVersionString/${base.archivesName.get()}.txt")
+          )
+        }
+        // have the jApiCmp task run every time the jar task is run, to make it more likely it will get used.
+        named("jar") {
+          finalizedBy(jApiCmp)
         }
-
-        // this is needed so that we only consider the current artifact, and not dependencies
-        ignoreMissingClasses.set(true)
-        packageExcludes.addAll("*.internal", "*.internal.*")
-        val baseVersionString = if (apiBaseVersion == null) "latest" else baselineVersion
-        txtOutputFile.set(
-          apiNewVersion?.let { file("$rootDir/docs/apidiffs/${apiNewVersion}_vs_$baselineVersion/${base.archivesName.get()}.txt") }
-            ?: file("$rootDir/docs/apidiffs/current_vs_$baseVersionString/${base.archivesName.get()}.txt")
-        )
-      }
-      // have the jApiCmp task run every time the jar task is run, to make it more likely it will get used.
-      named("jar") {
-        finalizedBy(jApiCmp)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.publish-conventions.gradle.kts b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.publish-conventions.gradle.kts
index d96fde36afb5..73011c444d55 100644
--- a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.publish-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.publish-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 plugins {
   `maven-publish`
   signing
+
+  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
 }
 
 publishing {
diff --git a/instrumentation-annotations-support/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation-annotations-support/build.gradle.kts
index 89851aa23a05..37e69efd6e21 100644
--- a/instrumentation-annotations-support/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation-annotations-support/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
   id("otel.jacoco-conventions")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
   id("otel.publish-conventions")
 }
 
diff --git a/instrumentation-annotations/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation-annotations/build.gradle.kts
index 7a0e2dac5de6..07ed26a0ca20 100644
--- a/instrumentation-annotations/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation-annotations/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
   id("otel.publish-conventions")
 
   id("otel.animalsniffer-conventions")
diff --git a/instrumentation-api-incubator/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation-api-incubator/build.gradle.kts
index 7731d16c76b1..59cdf1bdda89 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api-incubator/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation-api-incubator/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
   id("otel.animalsniffer-conventions")
   id("otel.jacoco-conventions")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
   id("otel.publish-conventions")
   id("otel.nullaway-conventions")
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation-api/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation-api/build.gradle.kts
index 0d43409de6bf..faef1a4df263 100644
--- a/instrumentation-api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
   id("otel.animalsniffer-conventions")
   id("otel.jacoco-conventions")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
   id("otel.publish-conventions")
   id("otel.jmh-conventions")
   id("otel.nullaway-conventions")
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
index 513b8d89488b..c3010d5e8aff 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/spring-boot-autoconfigure/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.library-instrumentation")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
 }
 
 base.archivesName.set("opentelemetry-spring-boot-autoconfigure")
diff --git a/instrumentation/spring/starters/spring-boot-starter/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/spring/starters/spring-boot-starter/build.gradle.kts
index dead08199126..e81fd7ba05cb 100644
--- a/instrumentation/spring/starters/spring-boot-starter/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/spring/starters/spring-boot-starter/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
   id("otel.publish-conventions")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
 }
 
 group = "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation"
diff --git a/javaagent-extension-api/build.gradle.kts b/javaagent-extension-api/build.gradle.kts
index 144a3a459bf3..d50a3ef40bd1 100644
--- a/javaagent-extension-api/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/javaagent-extension-api/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
   id("otel.publish-conventions")
 }
 
diff --git a/muzzle/build.gradle.kts b/muzzle/build.gradle.kts
index 5e8f5ff9b9f6..b4f917b43cf4 100644
--- a/muzzle/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/muzzle/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
   id("otel.java-conventions")
-  id("otel.japicmp-conventions")
   id("otel.publish-conventions")
 }