diff --git a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml
index c9ba1efb5..0629b3122 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-function-samples/function-sample-gcp-background/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<skip>true</skip>
+				</configuration>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>