diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index dd12ee99..15bf44bf 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.zaproxy.gradle.GitHubRepo
 import org.zaproxy.gradle.GitHubUser
 import org.zaproxy.gradle.HandleMainRelease
 import org.zaproxy.gradle.HandleWeeklyRelease
+import org.zaproxy.gradle.MainReleaseRepositoryDispatch
 import org.zaproxy.gradle.UpdateAddOnZapVersionsEntries
 import org.zaproxy.gradle.UpdateAndCreatePullRequestAddOnRelease
 import org.zaproxy.gradle.UpdateDailyZapVersionsEntries
@@ -443,7 +444,7 @@ val updateZapMgmtScripts by tasks.registering(CreatePullRequest::class) {
     mustRunAfter(handleMainRelease)
 }
 
-val handleSnapRelease by tasks.registering(HandleMainRelease::class) {
+val handleSnapRelease by tasks.registering(MainReleaseRepositoryDispatch::class) {
     releaseState.set(releaseStateData)
 
     gitHubUser.set(ghUser)
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/gradle/HandleMainRelease.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/gradle/HandleMainRelease.java
index 1a52033d..b9213f4f 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/gradle/HandleMainRelease.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/gradle/HandleMainRelease.java
@@ -20,36 +20,22 @@
 package org.zaproxy.gradle;
 
 import java.util.Map;
-import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
 import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFile;
-import org.zaproxy.gradle.ReleaseState.VersionChange;
 
 /**
  * Task that handles a main release, if any.
  *
  * <p>Sends a repository dispatch to release the main and nightly Docker images.
  */
-public abstract class HandleMainRelease extends SendRepositoryDispatch {
-
-    @InputFile
-    public abstract RegularFileProperty getReleaseState();
+public abstract class HandleMainRelease extends MainReleaseRepositoryDispatch {
 
     @Input
     public abstract Property<String> getEventTypeNightly();
 
     @Override
-    void send() {
-        ReleaseState releaseState = ReleaseState.read(getReleaseState().getAsFile().get());
-        if (isNewMainRelease(releaseState)) {
-            super.send();
-            sendRepositoryDispatch(getEventTypeNightly().get(), Map.of());
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static boolean isNewMainRelease(ReleaseState releaseState) {
-        VersionChange mainRelease = releaseState.getMainRelease();
-        return mainRelease != null && mainRelease.isNewVersion();
+    protected void sendDispatch() {
+        super.sendDispatch();
+        sendRepositoryDispatch(getEventTypeNightly().get(), Map.of());
     }
 }
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/gradle/MainReleaseRepositoryDispatch.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/gradle/MainReleaseRepositoryDispatch.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a6a72a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/org/zaproxy/gradle/MainReleaseRepositoryDispatch.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) and its related class files.
+ *
+ * ZAP is an HTTP/HTTPS proxy for assessing web application security.
+ *
+ * Copyright 2025 The ZAP Development Team
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.zaproxy.gradle;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.gradle.api.file.RegularFileProperty;
+import org.gradle.api.provider.Property;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input;
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.InputFile;
+import org.zaproxy.gradle.ReleaseState.VersionChange;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link SendRepositoryDispatch} that only runs on a main release.
+ */
+public abstract class MainReleaseRepositoryDispatch extends SendRepositoryDispatch {
+
+    @InputFile
+    public abstract RegularFileProperty getReleaseState();
+
+    @Override
+    void send() {
+        ReleaseState releaseState = ReleaseState.read(getReleaseState().getAsFile().get());
+        if (isNewMainRelease(releaseState)) {
+            sendDispatch();
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected void sendDispatch() {
+        super.send();
+    }
+
+    private static boolean isNewMainRelease(ReleaseState releaseState) {
+        VersionChange mainRelease = releaseState.getMainRelease();
+        return mainRelease != null && mainRelease.isNewVersion();
+    }
+}