diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cd38385aa..03948bc62 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ def validateTagAndVersion() {
     if (projectVersion().isEmpty()) {
         throw new IllegalStateException('Publishing is not allowed because current projectVersion is empty')
     }
+
+    if ('development'.equals(projectVersion())) {
+        throw new IllegalStateException('Publishing is not allowed because current projectVersion is "development"')
+    }
+}
+
+def isValidReleaseState() {
+    try {
+        validateTagAndVersion()
+        return true
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+        return false
+    }
 }
 
 allprojects {
@@ -187,10 +200,6 @@ allprojects {
 
 ext.VERSION_NAME = projectVersion()
 
-def isReleaseBuild() {
-    return !projectVersion().equals('development')
-}
-
 def getReleaseRepositoryUrl() {
     return hasProperty('RELEASE_REPOSITORY_URL') ? RELEASE_REPOSITORY_URL
             : 'https://oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/'
diff --git a/gradle/publish-android-lib.gradle b/gradle/publish-android-lib.gradle
index d7873cb75..8966e61b9 100644
--- a/gradle/publish-android-lib.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish-android-lib.gradle
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
     }
 
     signing {
-        required { isReleaseBuild() && gradle.taskGraph.hasTask('uploadArchives') }
+        required { isValidReleaseState() }
         sign configurations.archives
     }
 
@@ -128,4 +128,4 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
     }
 
     uploadArchives.dependsOn validatePublishing
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/gradle/publish-java-lib.gradle b/gradle/publish-java-lib.gradle
index 2f7ecab1e..dc81ddbc3 100644
--- a/gradle/publish-java-lib.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish-java-lib.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
     }
 
     signing {
-        required { isReleaseBuild() && gradle.taskGraph.hasTask('uploadArchives') }
+        required { isValidReleaseState() }
         sign configurations.archives
     }
 
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@ afterEvaluate { project ->
     }
 
     uploadArchives.dependsOn validatePublishing
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}