diff --git a/template/config.public.mk.jinja b/template/config.public.mk.jinja
index 741b0bf..96ae54a 100644
--- a/template/config.public.mk.jinja
+++ b/template/config.public.mk.jinja
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ LINKML_GENERATORS_DOC_ARGS=
 
 ## pass args to workaround genowl rdfs config bug (linkml#1453)
 ##   (i.e. --no-type-objects --no-metaclasses --metadata-profile=rdfs)
+# LINKML_GENERATORS_OWL_ARGS="--no-type-objects --no-metaclasses --metadata-profile=rdfs"
 LINKML_GENERATORS_OWL_ARGS=
 
 ## pass args to pydantic generator which isn't supported by gen-project
diff --git a/template/justfile b/template/justfile
index d0b1a11..e366ce3 100644
--- a/template/justfile
+++ b/template/justfile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ dest := "project"
 pymodel := src / schema_name / "datamodel"
 source_schema_path := source_schema_dir / schema_name + ".yaml"
 docdir := "docs/elements"  # Directory for generated documentation
-merged_schema_path := "docs/schema" / schema_name + ".yaml"
+distrib_schema_path := "docs/schema"  # Directory for publishing schema artifacts
 
 # ============== Project recipes ==============
 
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@ test: _test-schema _test-python _test-examples
 lint:
   uv run linkml-lint {{source_schema_dir}}
 
-# Generate md documentation for the schema
+# Generate md documentation for the schema and add artifacts
 [group('model development')]
-gen-doc: _gen-yaml
+gen-doc: _gen-yaml && _add-artifacts
   uv run gen-doc {{gen_doc_args}} -d {{docdir}} {{source_schema_path}}
 
 # Build docs and run test server
@@ -112,13 +112,19 @@ gen-project:
   uv run gen-project {{config_yaml}} -d {{dest}} {{source_schema_path}}
   mv {{dest}}/*.py {{pymodel}}
   uv run gen-pydantic {{gen_pydantic_args}} {{source_schema_path}} > {{pymodel}}/{{schema_name}}_pydantic.py
+
+  @# Some generators ignore config_yaml or cannot create directories, so we run them separately.
   uv run gen-java {{gen_java_args}} --output-directory {{dest}}/java/ {{source_schema_path}}
-  @if [ {{gen_owl_args}} ]; then \
-    echo "using gen-owl environment args (maybe for issue/1453)" && \
-    uv run gen-owl {{gen_owl_args}} {{source_schema_path}} > {{dest}}/owl/{{schema_name}}.owl.ttl || true ; \
+
+  @if [ ! -d "{{dest}}/typescript" ]; then \
+    mkdir -p {{dest}}/typescript ; \
+  fi
+  uv run gen-typescript {{gen_ts_args}} {{source_schema_path}} > {{dest}}/typescript/{{schema_name}}.ts
+
+  @if [ ! -d "{{dest}}/owl" ]; then \
+    mkdir -p {{dest}}/owl ; \
   fi
-  mkdir -p {{dest}}/typescript
-  uv run gen-typescript {{gen_ts_args}} {{source_schema_path}} > {{dest}}/typescript/{{schema_name}}.ts || true
+  uv run gen-owl {{gen_owl_args}} {{source_schema_path}} > "{{dest}}/owl/{{schema_name}}.owl.ttl"
 
 # ============== Migrations recipes for Copier ==============
 
@@ -196,10 +202,13 @@ _test-examples: _ensure_examples_output
     --output-directory examples/output \
     --schema {{source_schema_path}} > examples/output/README.md
 
-# Generate merged model
+# Add the merged model to docs/schema.
 _gen-yaml:
-  -mkdir -p docs/schema
-  uv run gen-yaml {{source_schema_path}} > {{merged_schema_path}}
+  -mkdir -p {{distrib_schema_path}}
+  uv run gen-yaml {{source_schema_path}} > {{distrib_schema_path}}/{{schema_name}}.yaml
+
+# Overridable recipe to add project-specific artifacts to the distribution schema path
+_add-artifacts:
 
 # Run documentation server
 _serve:
@@ -246,3 +255,12 @@ _ensure_examples_output:  # Ensure a clean examples/output directory exists
 # ============== Include project-specific recipes ==============
 
 import "project.justfile"
+
+# ====== Override recipes from above with custom versions =======
+
+# Uncomment the following line to allow duplicate recipe names
+#set allow-duplicate-recipes
+
+# Overriding recipes from the root justfile by adding a recipe with the same
+# name in an imported file is not possible until a known issue in just is fixed,
+# https://github.com/casey/just/issues/2540 - So we need to override them here.
diff --git a/template/project.justfile b/template/project.justfile
index bf84fbc..6e7192f 100644
--- a/template/project.justfile
+++ b/template/project.justfile
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
 ## Add your own just recipes here. This is imported by the main justfile.
+
+# Overriding recipes from the root justfile by adding a recipe with the same
+# name in this file is not possible until a known issue in just is fixed,
+# https://github.com/casey/just/issues/2540