diff --git a/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-publishing.gradle.kts b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-publishing.gradle.kts
index bd121d04..6a36b5e8 100644
--- a/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-publishing.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-conventions/src/main/kotlin/conventions-publishing.gradle.kts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import util.getSensitiveProperty
 
 val isGradlePlugin = project.properties["kotlinx.rpc.gradle.plugin"] == "true"
 val publishingExtension = project.extensions.findByType<PublishingExtension>()
+val globalRootDir: String by extra
 
 if (name.startsWith("kotlinx-rpc")) { // only public modules
     if (publishingExtension == null) {
@@ -117,9 +118,7 @@ fun RepositoryHandler.configureSpaceRepository() {
 
 fun RepositoryHandler.configureLocalDevRepository() {
     // Something that's straightforward to "clean" for development, not mavenLocal
-    // IMPORTANT: for gradle plugins 'rootProject' is 'gradle-plugin', not 'kotlinx-rpc'
-    val buildDir = rootProject.layout.buildDirectory.get()
-    maven("$buildDir/repo") {
+    maven("$globalRootDir/build/repo") {
         name = "buildRepo"
     }
 }
diff --git a/publishLocal.sh b/publishLocal.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..16a8e3ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/publishLocal.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Copyright 2023-2024 JetBrains s.r.o and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+#
+
+set -euxo pipefail
+
+./gradlew publishAllPublicationsToBuildRepoRepository \
+  :compiler-plugin:publishAllPublicationsToBuildRepoRepository \
+  :ksp-plugin:publishAllPublicationsToBuildRepoRepository \
+  :gradle-plugin:publishAllPublicationsToBuildRepoRepository