diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
index d1bd20dc0b..3754d86400 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,39 @@
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
 		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>milestone</id>
+			<activation>
+				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<plugins>
+					<plugin>
+						<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+						<artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+						<!-- we need a different version so as not to inherit from parent -->
+						<version>${exec-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+						<executions>
+							<execution>
+								<id>gradle</id>
+								<phase>package</phase>
+								<configuration>
+									<executable>./gradlew</executable>
+									<arguments>
+										<argument>${gradle.task}</argument>
+										<!--<argument>jacocoTestReport</argument>-->
+										<argument>-PverifierVersion=${project.version}</argument>
+									</arguments>
+								</configuration>
+								<goals>
+									<goal>exec</goal>
+								</goals>
+							</execution>
+						</executions>
+					</plugin>
+				</plugins>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
 		<profile>
 			<id>windows</id>
 			<activation>