diff --git a/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java b/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java
index 285d218f45..1e791d8a42 100644
--- a/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java
+++ b/maven-aether-provider/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadata.java
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ import org.eclipse.aether.artifact.Artifact;
 final class RemoteSnapshotMetadata
     extends MavenSnapshotMetadata
 {
-    private static final String DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "yyyyMMdd.HHmmss";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP_FORMAT = "yyyyMMdd.HHmmss";
 
-    private static final TimeZone DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT_TIME_ZONE = TimeZone.getTimeZone( "Etc/UTC" );
+    public static final TimeZone DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT_TIME_ZONE = TimeZone.getTimeZone( "Etc/UTC" );
 
     private final Map<String, SnapshotVersion> versions = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
diff --git a/maven-aether-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadataTest.java b/maven-aether-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadataTest.java
index 3b3dcb0b95..278231f9f6 100644
--- a/maven-aether-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadataTest.java
+++ b/maven-aether-provider/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/repository/internal/RemoteSnapshotMetadataTest.java
@@ -49,13 +49,14 @@ public class RemoteSnapshotMetadataTest
     @After
     public void restoreLocale()
     {
-        Locale.setDefault(defaultLocale);
+        Locale.setDefault( defaultLocale );
     }
 
     static String gregorianDate()
     {
         SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat( "yyyyMMdd" );
-        df.setCalendar(new GregorianCalendar());
+        df.setCalendar( new GregorianCalendar() );
+        df.setTimeZone( RemoteSnapshotMetadata.DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT_TIME_ZONE );
         return df.format( new Date() );
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ public class RemoteSnapshotMetadataTest
 
         RemoteSnapshotMetadata metadata = new RemoteSnapshotMetadata(
                 new DefaultArtifact( "a:b:1-SNAPSHOT" ), false);
-        metadata.merge(new Metadata());
+        metadata.merge( new Metadata() );
 
         String dateAfter = gregorianDate();
 
@@ -76,6 +77,6 @@ public class RemoteSnapshotMetadataTest
         /* Allow for this test running across midnight */
         Set<String> expected = new HashSet<String>( Arrays.asList( dateBefore, dateAfter ) );
         assertTrue( "Expected " + datePart + " to be in " + expected,
-                expected.contains(datePart) );
+                expected.contains( datePart ) );
     }
 }