diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a80f74f2e49..2bd350ca85f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ configure(rootProject) {
 
 	nohttp {
 		source.exclude "**/test-output/**"
+		source.exclude "**/.gradle/**"
 		allowlistFile = project.file("src/nohttp/allowlist.lines")
 		def rootPath = file(rootDir).toPath()
 		def projectDirs = allprojects.collect { it.projectDir } + "${rootDir}/buildSrc"
diff --git a/framework-docs/framework-docs.gradle b/framework-docs/framework-docs.gradle
index 5c26a91b428..59c29569a4e 100644
--- a/framework-docs/framework-docs.gradle
+++ b/framework-docs/framework-docs.gradle
@@ -36,12 +36,18 @@ antora {
 
 
 tasks.named("generateAntoraYml") {
-	dependsOn dependencyVersions
 	asciidocAttributes = project.provider( {
 		return  ["spring-version": project.version ]
 	} )
 }
 
+tasks.create("generateAntoraResources") {
+	dependsOn 'generateAntoraYml'
+}
+
+tasks.named("check") {
+	dependsOn 'antora'
+}
 
 jar {
 	enabled = false
@@ -57,6 +63,15 @@ repositories {
 	}
 }
 
+dependencies {
+	api(project(":spring-context"))
+	api(project(":spring-web"))
+	api("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api")
+
+	implementation(project(":spring-core-test"))
+	implementation("org.assertj:assertj-core")
+}
+
 /**
  * Produce Javadoc for all Spring Framework modules in "build/docs/javadoc"
  */
@@ -109,9 +124,9 @@ rootProject.tasks.dokkaHtmlMultiModule.configure {
 }
 
 /**
- * Zip all docs (API and reference) into a single archive
+ * Zip all Java docs (javadoc & kdoc) into a single archive
  */
-task docsZip(type: Zip, dependsOn: ['api', 'antora', rootProject.tasks.dokkaHtmlMultiModule]) {
+task docsZip(type: Zip, dependsOn: ['api', rootProject.tasks.dokkaHtmlMultiModule]) {
 	group = "Distribution"
 	description = "Builds -${archiveClassifier} archive containing api and reference " +
 			"for deployment at https://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/."
@@ -124,9 +139,6 @@ task docsZip(type: Zip, dependsOn: ['api', 'antora', rootProject.tasks.dokkaHtml
 	from (api) {
 		into "javadoc-api"
 	}
-	from ("build/site") {
-		into "reference/html"
-	}
 	from (rootProject.tasks.dokkaHtmlMultiModule.outputDirectory) {
 		into "kdoc-api"
 	}