diff --git a/.ci/java-versions.properties b/.ci/java-versions.properties
index a0713ce128e6f..4e6b634c555f3 100644
--- a/.ci/java-versions.properties
+++ b/.ci/java-versions.properties
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@
 
 ES_BUILD_JAVA=java10
 ES_RUNTIME_JAVA=java8
+GRADLE_TASK=build
+