diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index 9598021b5..f348b80d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: temurin
-          java-version: 21
+          java-version: 17
           cache: maven
 
       - name: Build SNAPSHOT
-        run: ./mvnw clean package -B -V -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
+        run: ./mvnw clean install -pl '!quickfixj-distribution' -B -V -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
 
       - name: Delete old packages
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ jobs:
             org.quickfixj.quickfixj-perf-test
 
       - name: Deploy SNAPSHOT
-        run: ./mvnw deploy -B -V -DskipTests -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
+        run: ./mvnw deploy -B -V -Dmaven.install.skip=true -DskipTests -D"maven.javadoc.skip"="true" -D"java.util.logging.config.file"="${{github.workspace}}/quickfixj-core/src/test/resources/logging.properties" -D"http.keepAlive"="false" -D"maven.wagon.http.pool"="false" -D"maven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds"="120"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}