diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e439d3..95b4814 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,4 +86,15 @@
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>
+
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>apache.snapshots</id>
+      <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
+      <url>http://people.apache.org/repo/m2-snapshot-repository</url>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
 </project>