diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 45c4f76f..750e5e69 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ lazy val codegen = Project(id = "codegen", base = file("codegen"))
     (assembly / mainClass) := Some("org.apache.pekko.grpc.gen.Main"),
     (assembly / assemblyOption) := (assembly / assemblyOption).value.withPrependShellScript(
       Some(sbtassembly.AssemblyPlugin.defaultUniversalScript(shebang = true))),
+    (assembly / assemblyMergeStrategy) := {
+      case PathList("META-INF", "versions", _*) => MergeStrategy.discard
+      case _                                    => MergeStrategy.first
+    },
     crossScalaVersions := Dependencies.Versions.CrossScalaForPlugin,
     scalaVersion := scala212,
     Compile / unmanagedSourceDirectories ++= {
@@ -101,11 +105,7 @@ lazy val runtime = Project(id = "runtime", base = file("runtime"))
     AutomaticModuleName.settings("pekko.grpc.runtime"),
     ReflectiveCodeGen.generatedLanguages := Seq("Scala"),
     ReflectiveCodeGen.extraGenerators := Seq("ScalaMarshallersCodeGenerator"),
-    PB.protocVersion := Dependencies.Versions.googleProtoc,
-    assembly / assemblyMergeStrategy := {
-      case PathList("META-INF", "versions", _*) => MergeStrategy.discard
-      case _                                    => MergeStrategy.first
-    })
+    PB.protocVersion := Dependencies.Versions.googleProtoc)
   .enablePlugins(org.apache.pekko.grpc.build.ReflectiveCodeGen)
   .enablePlugins(ReproducibleBuildsPlugin)