diff --git a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/responsible/NebulaResponsiblePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/responsible/NebulaResponsiblePlugin.groovy
index 621c4a0..8420b3e 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/responsible/NebulaResponsiblePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/nebula/plugin/responsible/NebulaResponsiblePlugin.groovy
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ class NebulaResponsiblePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
         this.project = project
 
         // Publishing
-        project.plugins.apply(MavenPublishPlugin)
+        if (isBuildingSomething(project)) {
+            project.plugins.apply(MavenPublishPlugin)
+        }
         project.plugins.apply(JavadocJarPlugin)
         project.plugins.apply(SourceJarPlugin)
 
@@ -43,4 +45,9 @@ class NebulaResponsiblePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
             testTask.testLogging.exceptionFormat = 'full'
         }
     }
+
+    private boolean isBuildingSomething(Project project) {
+        def isParentProject = project.rootProject.subprojects.any { it.parent == project }
+        return !isParentProject
+    }
 }
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