diff --git a/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/plugins/KotlinBuildPublishingPlugin.kt b/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/plugins/KotlinBuildPublishingPlugin.kt
index 0d22169298a..2cdf65fd01a 100644
--- a/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/plugins/KotlinBuildPublishingPlugin.kt
+++ b/repo/gradle-build-conventions/buildsrc-compat/src/main/kotlin/plugins/KotlinBuildPublishingPlugin.kt
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ fun MavenPublication.configureKotlinPomAttributes(project: Project, explicitDesc
 
 val Project.signLibraryPublication: Boolean
     get() = project.providers.gradleProperty("signingRequired").orNull?.toBoolean()
+        ?: project.providers.gradleProperty("kotlin.build.signing-required").orNull?.toBoolean()
         ?: project.providers.gradleProperty("isSonatypeRelease").orNull?.toBoolean()
         ?: false