diff --git a/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template b/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
index 1555cd8ecd5..85a79cebfd1 100644
--- a/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
+++ b/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
@@ -122,6 +122,21 @@
       <url>http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt</url>
     </license>
   </licenses>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>apache.snapshots</id>
+      <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repository.apache.org/snapshots</url>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <!-- Disable the Apache snapshot repository, overriding declaration in parent Apache POM. -->
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+      </snapshots>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
       <dependency>