diff --git a/gradle/published-java-module.gradle b/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
index be7d9a1568..01333d0119 100644
--- a/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
+++ b/gradle/published-java-module.gradle
@@ -28,7 +28,19 @@ dependencies {
 // ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 // Publishing
 
+publishing {
+	publications {
+		// main publication
+		publishedArtifacts {
+			// Add the Java component to the main publication
+			from components.java
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 java {
+	// include javadoc and sources jar in the Java component
+	// 		- classes jar included by default
 	withJavadocJar()
 	withSourcesJar()
 }
diff --git a/gradle/relocated-published-java-module.gradle b/gradle/relocated-published-java-module.gradle
index 8aeee228a4..35b2eecc2a 100644
--- a/gradle/relocated-published-java-module.gradle
+++ b/gradle/relocated-published-java-module.gradle
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ apply from: rootProject.file( 'gradle/published-java-module.gradle' )
 
 publishing {
     publications {
-        // main publication
-        publishedArtifacts {
-            from components.java
-        }
-
         // relocation for the published artifacts based on the old groupId
         relocationPom( MavenPublication ) {
             pom {
diff --git a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
index ce7be417b9..e18cdef49b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
+++ b/hibernate-core/hibernate-core.gradle
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ dependencies {
 //    annotationProcessor project( ":annotation-descriptor-generator" )
     compileOnly project( ":annotation-descriptor-generator" )
 
-    runtimeOnly project(':hibernate-scan-jandex')
-
     testImplementation project(':hibernate-testing')
     testImplementation project(':hibernate-ant')
     testImplementation project(':hibernate-scan-jandex')
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/archive/scan/spi/ScannerFactory.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/archive/scan/spi/ScannerFactory.java
index cc08717acc..0b34f05311 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/archive/scan/spi/ScannerFactory.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/archive/scan/spi/ScannerFactory.java
@@ -4,9 +4,23 @@
  */
 package org.hibernate.boot.archive.scan.spi;
 
+import org.hibernate.Incubating;
 import org.hibernate.boot.archive.spi.ArchiveDescriptorFactory;
+import org.hibernate.service.JavaServiceLoadable;
 import org.hibernate.service.Service;
 
+/**
+ * Support for scanning various sources to detect {@code managed resources}
+ * for a {@code persistence unit}.
+ *
+ */
+@Incubating
+@JavaServiceLoadable
 public interface ScannerFactory extends Service {
+	/**
+	 * Create a scanner
+	 * @param archiveDescriptorFactory
+	 * @return
+	 */
 	Scanner getScanner(ArchiveDescriptorFactory archiveDescriptorFactory);
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-scan-jandex/hibernate-scan-jandex.gradle b/hibernate-scan-jandex/hibernate-scan-jandex.gradle
index aab65a3eb7..e016a3b60f 100644
--- a/hibernate-scan-jandex/hibernate-scan-jandex.gradle
+++ b/hibernate-scan-jandex/hibernate-scan-jandex.gradle
@@ -2,17 +2,9 @@ description = 'Integrate support for Jandex into Hibernate O/RM'
 
 apply from: rootProject.file( 'gradle/published-java-module.gradle' )
 
-
 dependencies {
 	api project( ':hibernate-core' )
 	api jakartaLibs.jpa
 
 	implementation libs.jandex
-
-	testImplementation project( ':hibernate-testing' )
-
 }
-
-sourceSets.test.resources {
-	setSrcDirs( ['src/test/resources'] )
-}
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