you could apply the `LifecycleBasePlugin` - <https...

# gradle

[mkobit]

you could apply the LifecycleBasePlugin - https://docs.gradle.org/4.1/javadoc/org/gradle/language/base/plugins/LifecycleBasePlugin.html to get those tasks at the top level and wire it the way you did above or possible use a rule - https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/more_about_tasks.html#sec:task_rules

i dont think you are going to get around the wiring part of it though - why do you want those tasks in the root?