diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/build.gradle
index b7d01a9f44f..5e8da4f8eb4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/build.gradle
@@ -189,11 +189,9 @@ task dependencyVersions(type: org.springframework.boot.build.constraints.Extract
 task aggregatedJavadoc(type: Javadoc) {
 	dependsOn dependencyVersions
 	project.rootProject.gradle.projectsEvaluated {
-		Set<String> excludedProjects = ['spring-boot-antlib', 'spring-boot-configuration-metadata', 'spring-boot-configuration-processor',
-				'spring-boot-gradle-plugin', 'spring-boot-jarmode-layertools', 'spring-boot-maven-plugin']
-		Set<Project> publishedProjects = rootProject.subprojects.findAll { it != project}
+		Set<Project> publishedProjects = rootProject.subprojects.findAll { it != project }
 			.findAll { it.plugins.hasPlugin(JavaPlugin) && it.plugins.hasPlugin(MavenPublishPlugin) }
-			.findAll { !excludedProjects.contains(it.name) }
+			.findAll { !it.path.contains(":spring-boot-tools:") }
 			.findAll { !it.name.startsWith('spring-boot-starter') }
 		dependsOn publishedProjects.javadoc
 		source publishedProjects.javadoc.source