diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 697290f6..c0b48c90 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,18 +22,27 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 tasks {
-    register<Exec>("generateDex") {
+    register<DefaultTask>("generateDex") {
         description = "Generate dex files from build"
         dependsOn(build)
 
-        val androidHome = System.getenv("ANDROID_HOME") ?: throw GradleException("ANDROID_HOME not found")
-        val d8 = "${androidHome}/build-tools/32.0.0/d8"
-        val input = build.get().outputs.files.singleFile.absolutePath
-        val output = input.replace(".jar", ".dex")
+        doLast {
+            val androidHome = System.getenv("ANDROID_HOME") ?: throw GradleException("ANDROID_HOME not found")
+            val d8 = "${androidHome}/build-tools/32.0.0/d8"
+            val input = build.get().outputs.files.singleFile.absolutePath
+            val output = input.replace(".jar", ".dex")
+            val work = File("${buildDir}/libs")
 
-        workingDir = File("${buildDir}/libs")
-        commandLine = listOf(d8, input)
-        commandLine = listOf("mv", "*.dex", output)
+            exec {
+                workingDir = work
+                commandLine = listOf(d8, input)
+            }
+
+            exec {
+                workingDir = work
+                commandLine = listOf("mv", "*.dex", output)
+            }
+        }
     }
     // Dummy task to fix the Gradle semantic-release plugin.
     // Remove this if you forked it to support building only.