diff --git a/spring-cloud-consul-integration-tests/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-consul-integration-tests/pom.xml
index ca2b3041..1cc19971 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-consul-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-consul-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -19,4 +19,15 @@
 		<module>spring-cloud-consul-configdata-tests</module>
 		<module>spring-cloud-consul-configdata-retry-tests</module>
 	</modules>
+	<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>