diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 78e0295c20d..a100e123fc3 100755
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -850,12 +850,12 @@ Test args: [${args}]</echo>
   </target>
   
   <target name="jenkins-maven-nightly" depends="-print-java-info,clean,clean-maven-build,resolve-groovy,resolve-markdown,install-maven-tasks">
-    <!-- step 1: build, install, deploy, and validate ANT-generated maven artifacts: -->
+    <!-- step 1: build, install, validate and publish ANT-generated maven artifacts: -->
     <antcall>
       <param name="is.jenkins.build" value="true"/>
       <target name="remove-maven-artifacts"/>
-      <!-- this implicitely publishes the maven artifacts: -->
       <target name="validate-maven-dependencies"/>
+      <target name="generate-maven-artifacts"/>
     </antcall>
     <!-- step 2: run the maven build to check that the pom templates also work to drive "mvn": -->
     <antcall>