diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 3c8ecc172d..d6f81b2fb4 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ distZip {
 publishing {
   publications {
     distArtifactory(MavenPublication) {
-      groupId (version.contains('SNAPSHOT') ? 'SNAPSHOT' : '.')
+      groupId = '.'
       version = project.version
       artifactId = 'besu'
       artifact("$buildDir/distributions/besu-${project.version}.zip")