diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh
index 098168a73..1f55b7702 100755
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/snapshot.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ grep SNAPSHOT versions.txt
 setup_environment_secrets
 create_settings_xml_file "settings.xml"
 
-mvn clean install deploy -B \
+mvn clean deploy -B \
   --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
   -DperformRelease=true \
   -Dgpg.executable=gpg \
diff --git a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/stage.sh b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
index 16126d2eb..8a1033843 100755
--- a/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
+++ b/synthtool/gcp/templates/java_library/.kokoro/release/stage.sh
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ create_settings_xml_file "settings.xml"
 
 # attempt to stage 3 times with exponential backoff (starting with 10 seconds)
 retry_with_backoff 3 10 \
-  mvn clean install deploy -B \
+  mvn clean deploy -B \
     --settings ${MAVEN_SETTINGS_FILE} \
     -DskipTests=true \
     -DperformRelease=true \