diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
index 58009a7a..f6261ca4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ jobs:
         echo "key_pwd=$KEY_PWD" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Run Gradle
       run: |
-        ./gradlew assemblePrerelease makeJar androidSourcesJar
+        ./gradlew assemblePrerelease androidSourcesJar
+        ./gradlew makeJar # for classes.jar, has to be done after assemblePrerelease
       env:
         SIGNING_KEY_ALIAS: "key0"
         SIGNING_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ steps.fetch_keystore.outputs.key_pwd }}
diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 67dd8ad4..540d8584 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ tasks.register("makeJar", Copy::class) {
     from("build/intermediates/compile_app_classes_jar/prereleaseDebug")
     into("build")
     include("classes.jar")
-    dependsOn("build")
 }
 
 tasks.withType<KotlinCompile> {