diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 524dc0ada8..b42b60d047 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ lazy val aggregatedProjects: Seq[ProjectReference] = Seq(
 
 lazy val root = Project(
   id = "akka",
-  base = file("."),
-  aggregate = aggregatedProjects
-).settings(rootSettings: _*)
+  base = file(".")
+).aggregate(aggregatedProjects: _*)
+ .settings(rootSettings: _*)
  .settings(unidocRootIgnoreProjects := Seq(remoteTests, benchJmh, protobuf, akkaScalaNightly, docs))
 
 lazy val actor = akkaModule("akka-actor")
@@ -173,4 +173,4 @@ lazy val testkit = akkaModule("akka-testkit")
 
 def akkaModule(name: String): Project =
   Project(id = name, base = file(name))
-    .settings(akka.AkkaBuild.buildSettings)
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+    .settings(akka.AkkaBuild.buildSettings)