diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-daily.yml b/.github/workflows/build-daily.yml
index 40ad73fdeeb3..8b3fd21018d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-daily.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-daily.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,44 @@ jobs:
   markdown-lint-check:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-lint-check.yml
 
+  publish-snapshots:
+    needs:
+      - common
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
+
+      - name: Free disk space
+        run: .github/scripts/gha-free-disk-space.sh
+
+      - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
+        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version-file: .java-version
+
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
+
+      - name: Build and publish artifact snapshots
+        env:
+          DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
+          SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
+          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
+        run: ./gradlew assemble spdxSbom publishToSonatype
+
+      - name: Build and publish gradle plugin snapshots
+        env:
+          DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
+          SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
+          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
+        run: ./gradlew build publishToSonatype
+        working-directory: gradle-plugins
+
   workflow-notification:
     permissions:
       contents: read
@@ -40,6 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - test-latest-deps
       - muzzle
       - link-check
+      - publish-snapshots
     if: always()
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-workflow-notification.yml
     with:
@@ -48,5 +87,6 @@ jobs:
           needs.common.result == 'success' &&
           needs.test-latest-deps.result == 'success' &&
           needs.muzzle.result == 'success' &&
-          needs.link-check.result == 'success'
+          needs.link-check.result == 'success' &&
+          needs.publish-snapshots.result == 'success'
         }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a701e9b85a89..47261f932dc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -45,44 +45,3 @@ jobs:
     # release branches are excluded
     if: "!startsWith(github.ref_name, 'release/')"
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-markdown-lint-check.yml
-
-  publish-snapshots:
-    needs:
-      # intentionally not blocking snapshot publishing on test-latest-deps, muzzle, or link-check
-      - common
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # skipping release branches because the versions in those branches are not snapshots
-    if: github.ref_name == 'main' && github.repository == 'open-telemetry/opentelemetry-java-instrumentation'
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@1af3b93b6815bc44a9784bd300feb67ff0d1eeb3 # v6.0.0
-
-      - name: Free disk space
-        run: .github/scripts/gha-free-disk-space.sh
-
-      - name: Set up JDK for running Gradle
-        uses: actions/setup-java@dded0888837ed1f317902acf8a20df0ad188d165 # v5.0.0
-        with:
-          distribution: temurin
-          java-version-file: .java-version
-
-      - name: Setup Gradle
-        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@4d9f0ba0025fe599b4ebab900eb7f3a1d93ef4c2 # v5.0.0
-
-      - name: Build and publish artifact snapshots
-        env:
-          DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
-          SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
-          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
-        run: ./gradlew assemble spdxSbom publishToSonatype
-
-      - name: Build and publish gradle plugin snapshots
-        env:
-          DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          SONATYPE_USER: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USER }}
-          SONATYPE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_KEY }}
-          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          GPG_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSWORD }}
-        run: ./gradlew build publishToSonatype
-        working-directory: gradle-plugins