diff --git a/spring-cloud-config-client-tls-tests/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-config-client-tls-tests/pom.xml
index 83f38e67..149c1472 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-config-client-tls-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-config-client-tls-tests/pom.xml
@@ -109,5 +109,16 @@
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<!--skip deploy (this is just a test module) -->
+				<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<skip>true</skip>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
 
 </project>