diff --git a/agenteval-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/agenteval-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index bfd9124..db79d52 100644
--- a/agenteval-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/agenteval-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
     <description>Gradle plugin for running AgentEval evaluations</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <!-- This module is published to Gradle Plugin Portal, not Maven Central -->
+        <!-- This module is published to Gradle Plugin Portal, not Maven Central.
+            Excluded from Central Publishing bundle via excludeArtifacts in parent pom. -->
         <maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
         <maven.source.skip>true</maven.source.skip>
-        <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-        <maven.install.skip>true</maven.install.skip>
         <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
-        <central.publishing.skip>true</central.publishing.skip>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/agenteval-intellij/pom.xml b/agenteval-intellij/pom.xml
index 0e4c62f..a5bc8dd 100644
--- a/agenteval-intellij/pom.xml
+++ b/agenteval-intellij/pom.xml
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@
     <description>IntelliJ IDEA plugin for viewing AgentEval evaluation results</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <!-- This module is distributed via JetBrains Marketplace (Gradle build), not Maven Central -->
+        <!-- This module is distributed via JetBrains Marketplace (Gradle build), not Maven Central.
+            Excluded from Central Publishing bundle via excludeArtifacts in parent pom. -->
         <maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
         <maven.source.skip>true</maven.source.skip>
-        <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
-        <maven.install.skip>true</maven.install.skip>
         <gpg.skip>true</gpg.skip>
-        <central.publishing.skip>true</central.publishing.skip>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bca3d9b..c7b4bd8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -436,6 +436,10 @@
                             <waitUntil>published</waitUntil>
                             <waitMaxTime>1800</waitMaxTime>
                             <ignorePublishedComponents>true</ignorePublishedComponents>
+                            <excludeArtifacts>
+                                <excludeArtifact>agenteval-intellij</excludeArtifact>
+                                <excludeArtifact>agenteval-gradle-plugin</excludeArtifact>
+                            </excludeArtifacts>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>