diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-maven.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-maven.yaml
index 117bb2d2..d552b8a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-maven.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-maven.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: '11'
           distribution: 'adopt'
+      - name: Run chmod to make gradlew executable
+        run: chmod +x ./gradlew
       - name: Validate Gradle wrapper
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@e6e38bacfdf1a337459f332974bb2327a31aaf4b
       - name: Publish package