diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 77d156332..faa685b53 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -54,7 +54,23 @@ subprojects {
         withSourcesJar()
         withJavadocJar()
     }
+}
 
+// Configure shadow tasks before the publishing task
+sequenceOf(
+        projects.viaversionBukkit,
+        projects.viaversionBungee,
+        projects.viaversionFabric,
+        projects.viaversionSponge,
+        projects.viaversionVelocity
+).map { it.dependencyProject }.forEach { project ->
+    project.configureShadowJar()
+}
+
+projects.viaversionApi.dependencyProject.configureShadowJarAPI()
+projects.viaversion.dependencyProject.apply<ShadowPlugin>()
+
+subprojects {
     publishing {
         publications {
             create<MavenPublication>("mavenJava") {
@@ -80,18 +96,6 @@ subprojects {
     }
 }
 
-sequenceOf(
-    projects.viaversionBukkit,
-    projects.viaversionBungee,
-    projects.viaversionFabric,
-    projects.viaversionSponge,
-    projects.viaversionVelocity
-).map { it.dependencyProject }.forEach { project ->
-    project.configureShadowJar()
-}
-
-projects.viaversionApi.dependencyProject.configureShadowJarAPI()
-
 tasks {
     // root project has no useful artifacts
     withType<Jar> {
diff --git a/universal/build.gradle.kts b/universal/build.gradle.kts
index 911bb8f25..dcc0411bb 100644
--- a/universal/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/universal/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins.shadow.tasks.ShadowJar
 
-plugins {
-    id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow")
-}
-
 tasks {
     withType<ShadowJar> {
         archiveClassifier.set("")