diff --git a/.github/workflows/mongodb.yml b/.github/workflows/mongodb.yml
index 4d4a51bb..d6698498 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mongodb.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mongodb.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew clean build -x reference -PstatemachineIncludeTags=mongodb -PstatemachineTestResults=true
+      run: ./gradlew clean build -x docsZip -x distZip -PstatemachineIncludeTags=mongodb -PstatemachineTestResults=true
     - name: Tar Build Logs
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/redis.yml b/.github/workflows/redis.yml
index cb028a2e..254b6227 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/redis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/redis.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew clean build -x reference -PstatemachineIncludeTags=redis -PstatemachineTestResults=true
+      run: ./gradlew clean build -x docsZip -x distZip -PstatemachineIncludeTags=redis -PstatemachineTestResults=true
     - name: Tar Build Logs
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index fe9ce4e8..d9d3707b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
     - name: Build with Gradle
-      run: ./gradlew clean build -x reference -PstatemachineIncludeTags=smoke -PstatemachineTestResults=true
+      run: ./gradlew clean build -x docsZip -x distZip -PstatemachineIncludeTags=smoke -PstatemachineTestResults=true
     - name: Tar Build Logs
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       run: |