diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 24f5a49d5..e22f73407 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames += [ "checkFormatAot", "checkFormatAotTe
 
 group = 'org.springframework.samples'
 
+scmVersion {
+  localOnly.set(true)
+}
+
 version = scmVersion {}.version
 
 java {