diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ed2aeb3886c..6f48120b8e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ jobs:
             name: Sbt-metals/scripted jdk11
             os: ubuntu-latest
             java: "11"
-          - type: maven
           - type: sbt-metals Sbt 2
             command: bin/test.sh '++3.6.2; sbt-metals/scripted'
             name: sbt-metals/scripted (Sbt 2)
@@ -151,6 +150,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: ${{ matrix.command }}
         run: ${{ matrix.command }}
         env:
+          METALS_TEST: true
           GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS }}
           GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS_JSON: ${{ secrets.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS_JSON }}
       - name: "test download dependencies"
diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index f06322f9f6f..ee7a984a66f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Global / resolvers += "scala-integration" at
 
 def localSnapshotVersion = "1.4.3-SNAPSHOT"
 def isCI = System.getenv("CI") != null
+def isTest = System.getenv("METALS_TEST") != null
 
 def isScala211(v: Option[(Long, Long)]): Boolean = v.contains((2, 11))
 def isScala212(v: Option[(Long, Long)]): Boolean = v.contains((2, 12))
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ ThisBuild / semanticdbVersion := V.semanticdb(scalaVersion.value)
 inThisBuild(
   List(
     version ~= { dynVer =>
-      if (isCI) dynVer
+      if (isCI && !isTest) dynVer
       else localSnapshotVersion // only for local publishing
     },
     scalaVersion := V.scala213,