diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle
index 2bb6c81c37e..62ffcbd6da5 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ bootBuildImage {
 	}
 }
 // end::publish[]
+
+task bootBuildImagePublish {
+    doFirst {
+        println(tasks.bootBuildImage.publish)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle.kts b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle.kts
index f104a3033db..c6c5f7b4640 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle.kts
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ tasks.getByName<BootJar>("bootJar") {
 // tag::publish[]
 tasks.getByName<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
 	imageName = "docker.example.com/library/${project.name}"
-	publish = true
+	isPublish = true
 	docker {
 		publishRegistry {
 			username = "user"
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ tasks.getByName<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage") {
 	}
 }
 // end::publish[]
+
+tasks.register("bootBuildImagePublish") {
+    doFirst {
+        println(tasks.getByName<BootBuildImage>("bootBuildImage").isPublish)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java
index 67742791b8e..fe8469a2b5d 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/docs/PackagingDocumentationTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012-2020 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2021 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -242,6 +242,13 @@ class PackagingDocumentationTests {
 		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("example.com/library/" + this.gradleBuild.getProjectDir().getName());
 	}
 
+	@TestTemplate
+	void bootBuildImagePublish() throws IOException {
+		BuildResult result = this.gradleBuild.script("src/docs/gradle/packaging/boot-build-image-publish")
+				.build("bootBuildImagePublish");
+		assertThat(result.getOutput()).contains("true");
+	}
+
 	protected void jarFile(File file) throws IOException {
 		try (JarOutputStream jar = new JarOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(file))) {
 			jar.putNextEntry(new ZipEntry("META-INF/MANIFEST.MF"));