diff --git a/drivers/gae/pom.xml b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
index 4711e68040..097e3d4e94 100644
--- a/drivers/gae/pom.xml
+++ b/drivers/gae/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
         <repository>
             <id>jclouds-sona-snapshots-nexus</id>
             <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+            <releases>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </releases>
             <snapshots>
                 <enabled>true</enabled>
             </snapshots>