diff --git a/tooling/hibernate-gradle-plugin/hibernate-gradle-plugin.gradle b/tooling/hibernate-gradle-plugin/hibernate-gradle-plugin.gradle
index 76c2dceb9a..fc261b8de3 100644
--- a/tooling/hibernate-gradle-plugin/hibernate-gradle-plugin.gradle
+++ b/tooling/hibernate-gradle-plugin/hibernate-gradle-plugin.gradle
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
  * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
  */
-apply from: rootProject.file( 'gradle/published-java-module.gradle' )
 apply plugin: 'groovy'
+apply from: rootProject.file( 'gradle/published-java-module.gradle' )
 apply plugin: 'java-gradle-plugin'
 apply plugin: 'maven'