diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 03937b97ba..0a147f60b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -413,6 +413,13 @@
 		</profile>
 
 		<!-- snaphshot builds are the default. Enable one of the profiles below to do a milestone or release build -->
+		<profile>
+			<id>snapshot</id>
+			<properties>
+				<dist.type>snapshot</dist.type>
+			</properties>
+		</profile>
+
 		<profile>
 			<id>milestone</id>
 			<properties>