diff --git a/maven-meeper/pom.xml b/maven-meeper/pom.xml
index 94a9a656c..584e19295 100644
--- a/maven-meeper/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-meeper/pom.xml
@@ -39,4 +39,15 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
+  <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>