diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b7ee701cc..8688c2306 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ executableKey := {
   log info s"built executable webapp ${outputFile}"
   outputFile
 }
-publishTo <<= version { (v: String) =>
+publishTo := {
   val nexus = "https://oss.sonatype.org/"
-  if (v.trim.endsWith("SNAPSHOT")) Some("snapshots" at nexus + "content/repositories/snapshots")
+  if (version.value.trim.endsWith("SNAPSHOT")) Some("snapshots" at nexus + "content/repositories/snapshots")
   else                             Some("releases"  at nexus + "service/local/staging/deploy/maven2")
 }
 publishMavenStyle := true