diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4fdf1a66e..bfd8d0078 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
       <id>dynamodb-local-oregon</id>
       <name>DynamoDB Local Release Repository</name>
       <url>https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/dynamodb-local/release</url>
+      <snapshots>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </snapshots>
     </repository>
   </repositories>