diff --git a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java
index 93317105eb..509f3025e1 100644
--- a/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java
+++ b/maven-core/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/bridge/MavenRepositorySystem.java
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ public class MavenRepositorySystem
         throws Exception
     {
         return createRepository( RepositorySystem.DEFAULT_REMOTE_REPO_URL, RepositorySystem.DEFAULT_REMOTE_REPO_ID,
-                                 true, ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_DAILY, false,
-                                 ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_DAILY,
+                                 true, ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_NEVER, false,
+                                 ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.UPDATE_POLICY_NEVER,
                                  ArtifactRepositoryPolicy.CHECKSUM_POLICY_WARN );
     }
     
diff --git a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
index 91492a92f2..9487a9a0ed 100644
--- a/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
+++ b/maven-model-builder/src/main/resources/org/apache/maven/model/pom-4.0.0.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ under the License.
       <snapshots>
         <enabled>false</enabled>
       </snapshots>
+      <releases>
+        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+      </releases>
     </repository>
   </repositories>