diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36d41e09..dad65d2b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,16 +66,20 @@
         <maven.filesync.override>false</maven.filesync.override>
     </properties>
 
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>java.net</id>
-            <url>http://download.java.net/maven/2/</url>
-        </repository>
-        <repository>
-            <id>apache maven snapshot repo</id>
-            <url>http://repository.apache.org/snapshots/</url>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
+  <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>java.net</id>
+      <url>http://download.java.net/maven/2/</url>
+    </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <id>apache.snapshots</id>
+      <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
+      <url>http://repository.apache.org/snapshots</url>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
+    </repository>
+  </repositories>
 
     <!-- Global management of all dependencies -->
     <dependencyManagement>