diff --git a/fesod-benchmark/pom.xml b/fesod-benchmark/pom.xml
index 2fdf2b876..d018637e6 100644
--- a/fesod-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/fesod-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ under the License.
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
         <exec-maven-plugin.version>3.1.0</exec-maven-plugin.version>
         <uberjar.name>benchmarks</uberjar.name>
+        <!-- Internal benchmarks, not a published artifact: keep out of Maven releases -->
+        <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>