diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 2da0f5a0..d3770a29 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 <profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>docs</id>
+			<properties>
+				<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase>
+			</properties>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
index bb53f391..cc569f01 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/README.adoc
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ approach of generating documentation just add these plugins to your `docs` modul
 <profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>docs</id>
+			<properties>
+				<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase>
+			</properties>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
diff --git a/docs/src/test/bats/fixtures/spring-cloud-stream/docs/pom.xml b/docs/src/test/bats/fixtures/spring-cloud-stream/docs/pom.xml
index adc0345b..b612b77f 100644
--- a/docs/src/test/bats/fixtures/spring-cloud-stream/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/src/test/bats/fixtures/spring-cloud-stream/docs/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>docs</id>
+			<properties>
+				<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase>
+			</properties>
 			<build>
 				<plugins>
 					<plugin>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8652262d..3e8b79d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -942,6 +942,9 @@
 		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>docs</id>
+			<properties>
+				<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase>
+			</properties>
 			<build>
 				<pluginManagement>
 					<plugins>