diff --git a/gradle/maven/defaults-maven.gradle b/gradle/maven/defaults-maven.gradle
index 3ee7d1956cc..9e41b38ca7f 100644
--- a/gradle/maven/defaults-maven.gradle
+++ b/gradle/maven/defaults-maven.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ configure(rootProject) {
   ext {
     published = [
         ":solr:core",
+        ":solr:server",
         ":solr:solrj",
         ":solr:contrib:analysis-extras",
         ":solr:contrib:analytics",
diff --git a/solr/packaging/build.gradle b/solr/packaging/build.gradle
index 5151f5bdc46..f533b3fa247 100644
--- a/solr/packaging/build.gradle
+++ b/solr/packaging/build.gradle
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ dependencies {
   }
 
   distSolr project(":solr:core")
+  distSolr project(":solr:server")
   distSolr project(":solr:solrj")
   distSolr project(":solr:test-framework")