diff --git a/activejdbc/pom.xml b/activejdbc/pom.xml
index 13705f11b..7b223a800 100644
--- a/activejdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/activejdbc/pom.xml
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@
                     <id>maven.oracle.com</id>
                     <releases>
                         <enabled>true</enabled>
+                        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy> <!-- update only if it doesn't exist locally -->
                     </releases>
                     <snapshots>
                         <enabled>false</enabled>