diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3870c22a..35747a71 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ inThisBuild(
     ),
     licenses := Seq(("BUSL-1.1", url("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akka/akka-persistence-r2dbc/main/LICENSE"))),
     description := "An Akka Persistence backed by SQL database with R2DBC",
+    // append -SNAPSHOT to version when isSnapshot
+    dynverSonatypeSnapshots := true,
     resolvers += "Akka library repository".at("https://repo.akka.io/maven"),
     // add snapshot repo when Akka version overriden
     resolvers ++=