diff --git a/.rultor.yml b/.rultor.yml
index d8eba85491..466f5be9d0 100644
--- a/.rultor.yml
+++ b/.rultor.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ release:
     mvn versions:set "-DnewVersion=${tag}" -Dstyle.color=never
     git commit -am "${tag}"
     mvn clean install -Dinvoker.skip
-    mvn clean deploy -Pobjectionary -Psonatype --errors --settings ../settings.xml -Dstyle.color=never
+    mvn clean deploy -DskipTests -Pobjectionary -Psonatype --errors --settings ../settings.xml -Dstyle.color=never
 
     mkdir /tmp/objectionary
     cp -R eo-runtime/src/main/eo /tmp/objectionary/objects