diff --git a/pipeline.sh b/pipeline.sh
index 12e24ffc..43280207 100755
--- a/pipeline.sh
+++ b/pipeline.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
 EE=${EE:-false}
-SNAPSHOT=${SNAPSHOT:-true}
+
+if [ -z "$SNAPSHOT" ]; then
+  SNAPSHOT_ARGUMENT=""
+else
+  SNAPSHOT_ARGUMENT="--build-arg SNAPSHOT=${SNAPSHOT}"
+fi
 
 # evaluate if the version argument must be passed
 if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then
@@ -21,6 +26,7 @@ docker buildx build .                         \
     --build-arg PASSWORD=${NEXUS_PASS}        \
     --build-arg SNAPSHOT=${SNAPSHOT}          \
     ${VERSION_ARGUMENT}                       \
+    ${SNAPSHOT_ARGUMENT}                      \
     --cache-to type=gha,scope="$GITHUB_REF_NAME-$DISTRO-image" \
     --cache-from type=gha,scope="$GITHUB_REF_NAME-$DISTRO-image" \
     --load