Multiple EAR artifacts, only one being built

Hi, I have a build file that defines multiple ear artifacts, but only the last one listed in the artifact block is being built.

apply plugin: 'java'

task testJar1(type: Jar) {
    baseName = 'TestJar1'
}

task testJar2(type: Jar) {
    baseName = 'TestJar2'
}

task testEar1(type: Ear) {
    baseName = 'TestEar1'
}

task testEar2(type: Ear) {
    baseName = 'TestEar2'
}

artifacts {
    archives testJar1
    archives testJar2
    archives testEar1
    archives testEar2
}
-rw-r--r-- 1 user grp 261 Nov 19 22:09 TestEar2.ear
-rw-r--r-- 1 user grp 261 Nov 19 22:09 TestJar1.jar
-rw-r--r-- 1 user grp 261 Nov 19 22:09 TestJar2.jar

I thought the ear task was an extension of the jar task which appears to allow multiple. I know I can create multiple projects for each ear, but curious why this does not work.

Just to followup, adding explicit dependencies on testEar1 and testEar2 works. With just the artifacts block, the last one listed wins.