diff --git a/contributor-docs/code-change-guide.md b/contributor-docs/code-change-guide.md
index b4300103454c..5d344aa89a44 100644
--- a/contributor-docs/code-change-guide.md
+++ b/contributor-docs/code-change-guide.md
@@ -375,6 +375,9 @@ Follow these steps for Maven projects.
       <id>Maven-Snapshot</id>
       <name>maven snapshot repository</name>
       <url>https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots/</url>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>false</enabled>
+      </releases>
     </repository>
     ```