diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 5e0cc7abe85..c47f71eb9f6 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -526,10 +526,13 @@ allprojects {
 
 apply {
     from("libraries/commonConfiguration.gradle")
-    if (extra.has("isDeployStagingRepoGenerationRequired") && project.extra["isDeployStagingRepoGenerationRequired"] as Boolean) {
-        logger.info("Applying configuration for sonatype release")
-        from("libraries/prepareSonatypeStaging.gradle")
-    }
+}
+
+if (extra.has("isDeployStagingRepoGenerationRequired") &&
+    project.extra["isDeployStagingRepoGenerationRequired"] as Boolean == true
+) {
+    logger.info("Applying configuration for sonatype release")
+    project.apply { from("libraries/prepareSonatypeStaging.gradle") }
 }
 
 gradle.taskGraph.whenReady {