diff --git a/.ci/build.sh b/.ci/build.sh
index db11f59fda..677923b923 100755
--- a/.ci/build.sh
+++ b/.ci/build.sh
@@ -136,13 +136,9 @@ function build() {
         pmd_ci_openjdk_setdefault 17
         # Note: Sonar also needs GITHUB_TOKEN (!)
         ./mvnw \
-            -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true \
-            -Dmaven.source.skip \
-            -Dcheckstyle.skip \
-            -Dpmd.skip \
             --show-version --errors --batch-mode \
             clean package \
-            sonar:sonar -Dsonar.login="${SONAR_TOKEN}" -Psonar
+            sonar:sonar -Dsonar.login="${SONAR_TOKEN}" -Psonar,fastSkip
         pmd_ci_log_success "New sonar results: https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=net.sourceforge.pmd%3Apmd"
     pmd_ci_log_group_end
 
@@ -151,15 +147,22 @@ function build() {
         export CI_NAME="github actions"
         export CI_BUILD_URL="${PMD_CI_JOB_URL}"
         export CI_BRANCH="${PMD_CI_BRANCH}"
+        # first create jacoco report
         ./mvnw \
-            -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true \
-            -Dmaven.source.skip \
-            -Dcheckstyle.skip \
-            -Dpmd.skip \
-            -DrepoToken="${COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN}" \
             --show-version --errors --batch-mode \
-            clean package jacoco:report \
-            coveralls:report -Pcoveralls
+            clean package \
+            jacoco:report -Pcoveralls,fastSkip
+
+        # workaround, maybe https://github.com/jacoco/jacoco/issues/654
+        sed -i 's$Comparisons.kt$ApexTreeBuilder.kt$g' pmd-apex/target/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml
+
+        # then create and send coveralls report
+        # note: generate-sources is needed, so that antlr4 generated directories are on the compileSourceRoots
+        ./mvnw \
+            --show-version --errors --batch-mode \
+            generate-sources \
+            coveralls:report -DrepoToken="${COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN}" -Pcoveralls,fastSkip
+
         pmd_ci_log_success "New coveralls result: https://coveralls.io/github/pmd/pmd"
     pmd_ci_log_group_end
     fi
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fac5fbb279..6ec5b87af0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
                     <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>0.8.8</version>
+                    <version>0.8.11</version>
                 </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.cyclonedx</groupId>
@@ -1142,6 +1142,23 @@
         </profile>
 
         <profile>
+            <!-- skips many plugins. Useful for sonar and coveralls and reproducible builds -->
+            <id>fastSkip</id>
+            <properties>
+                <maven.javadoc.skip>true</maven.javadoc.skip>
+                <maven.source.skip>true</maven.source.skip>
+                <checkstyle.skip>true</checkstyle.skip>
+                <pmd.skip>true</pmd.skip>
+                <cpd.skip>true</cpd.skip>
+                <cyclonedx.skip>true</cyclonedx.skip>
+                <dokka.skip>true</dokka.skip>
+            </properties>
+        </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <!--
+              Configuration: https://docs.coveralls.io/java | https://github.com/hazendaz/coveralls-maven-plugin
+              Report is available here: https://coveralls.io/github/pmd/pmd -->
             <id>coveralls</id>
             <build>
                 <plugins>
@@ -1158,20 +1175,9 @@
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                     <plugin>
-                        <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
+                        <groupId>com.github.hazendaz.maven</groupId>
                         <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>4.3.0</version>
-                        <dependencies>
-                            <!--
-                                coveralls maven plugin needs javax.xml.bind api
-                                See also https://github.com/trautonen/coveralls-maven-plugin/issues/112
-                            -->
-                            <dependency>
-                                <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
-                                <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
-                                <version>2.3.0</version>
-                            </dependency>
-                        </dependencies>
+                        <version>4.5.0-M3</version>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
             </build>