diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9e9fd67c01..1d9333e882 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -167,6 +167,13 @@
         <name>SpringSource Enterprise Bundle Repository - External Bundle Releases</name>
         <url>http://repository.springsource.com/maven/bundles/external</url>
     </repository> 
+    <repository>
+      <id>apache.snapshots</id>
+      <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/repositories/snapshots/</url>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+    </repository>
   </repositories>
 
   <dependencyManagement>