diff --git a/simulation/adx_gyro_accelerometer/publish.gradle b/simulation/adx_gyro_accelerometer/publish.gradle
index f2acb36888..c48466bd2b 100644
--- a/simulation/adx_gyro_accelerometer/publish.gradle
+++ b/simulation/adx_gyro_accelerometer/publish.gradle
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ task cppSourcesZip(type: Zip) {
     }
 }
 
+build.dependsOn cppSourcesZip
+build.dependsOn cppHeadersZip
+
 model {
     publishing {
         def libSpec = createComponentZipTasks($.components, 'halsim_adx_gyro_accelerometer', 'zipcpp', Zip, project, includeStandardZipFormat)
diff --git a/simulation/halsim_print/publish.gradle b/simulation/halsim_print/publish.gradle
index 62ba4ec20b..fc2cdd5991 100644
--- a/simulation/halsim_print/publish.gradle
+++ b/simulation/halsim_print/publish.gradle
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ task cppHeadersZip(type: Zip) {
     }
 }
 
+build.dependsOn cppSourcesZip
+build.dependsOn cppHeadersZip
+
 
 model {
     publishing {