diff --git a/build-config/pom.xml b/build-config/pom.xml
index ffa18cd1c..b78b89c36 100644
--- a/build-config/pom.xml
+++ b/build-config/pom.xml
@@ -34,4 +34,16 @@
     <artifactId>mapstruct-build-config</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>MapStruct Build Configuration</name>
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <skip>true</skip>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
 </project>