diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 49c40087ed..cfb9063815 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@
       <id>maven.scm-manager.org</id>
       <name>scm-manager release repository</name>
       <url>http://maven.scm-manager.org/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>true</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
+      <releases>
+        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+      </releases>
     </pluginRepository>
 
   </pluginRepositories>