diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 6f0b4d7e..fd6f4c0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm install @openrewrite/rewrite-remote
           npm install ../../../../../openrewrite/openrewrite-rewrite-*.tgz
-          git checkout HEAD -- package.json
         working-directory: rewrite-javascript-remote-server/src/main/resources/node-server
 
+      - name: build-java
+        run: |
+          ./gradlew assemble
+          git reset --hard
+
       - name: publish-candidate
         if: contains(github.ref, '-rc.')
         run: |