diff --git a/schemas/config.json b/schemas/config.json
index faa4f96c9..eb8df0071 100644
--- a/schemas/config.json
+++ b/schemas/config.json
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@
         "snapshot-label": {
           "description": "Label to add to snapshot pull request. Used by `java` strategies.",
           "type": "string"
+        },
+        "skip-snapshot": {
+          "description": "If set, do not propose snapshot pull requests. Used by `java` strategies.",
+          "type": "boolean"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/manifest.ts b/src/manifest.ts
index 368cecb62..e70fe8356 100644
--- a/src/manifest.ts
+++ b/src/manifest.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export interface ReleaserConfig {
   // Java-only
   extraFiles?: ExtraFile[];
   snapshotLabels?: string[];
+  skipSnapshot?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface CandidateReleasePullRequest {
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ interface ReleaserConfigJson {
   'extra-files'?: ExtraFile[];
   'version-file'?: string;
   'snapshot-label'?: string; // Java-only
+  'skip-snapshot'?: boolean; // Java-only
 }
 
 export interface ManifestOptions {
@@ -1179,6 +1181,7 @@ function extractReleaserConfig(
     separatePullRequests: config['separate-pull-requests'],
     labels: config['label']?.split(','),
     releaseLabels: config['release-label']?.split(','),
+    skipSnapshot: config['skip-snapshot'],
   };
 }
 
@@ -1498,6 +1501,7 @@ function mergeReleaserConfig(
       defaultConfig.pullRequestTitlePattern,
     separatePullRequests:
       pathConfig.separatePullRequests ?? defaultConfig.separatePullRequests,
+    skipSnapshot: pathConfig.skipSnapshot ?? defaultConfig.skipSnapshot,
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/strategies/base.ts b/src/strategies/base.ts
index 67d5f491d..a7d6d6166 100644
--- a/src/strategies/base.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/base.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ export interface BaseStrategyOptions {
   extraFiles?: ExtraFile[];
   versionFile?: string;
   snapshotLabels?: string[]; // Java-only
+  skipSnapshot?: boolean; // Java-only
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/strategies/java.ts b/src/strategies/java.ts
index d95dea271..e2ef487c6 100644
--- a/src/strategies/java.ts
+++ b/src/strategies/java.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ export interface JavaBuildUpdatesOption extends BuildUpdatesOptions {
 export class Java extends BaseStrategy {
   protected readonly snapshotVersioning: VersioningStrategy;
   protected readonly snapshotLabels: string[];
+  readonly skipSnapshot: boolean;
 
   constructor(options: BaseStrategyOptions) {
     options.changelogSections = options.changelogSections ?? CHANGELOG_SECTIONS;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export class Java extends BaseStrategy {
     super(options);
     this.snapshotVersioning = new JavaAddSnapshot(parentVersioningStrategy);
     this.snapshotLabels = options.snapshotLabels || DEFAULT_SNAPSHOT_LABELS;
+    this.skipSnapshot = options.skipSnapshot ?? false;
   }
 
   async buildReleasePullRequest(
@@ -154,6 +156,10 @@ export class Java extends BaseStrategy {
     commits: Commit[],
     latestRelease?: Release
   ): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (this.skipSnapshot) {
+      return false;
+    }
+
     const component = await this.getComponent();
     logger.debug('component:', component);
 
diff --git a/test/factory.ts b/test/factory.ts
index b261bd657..2253518f0 100644
--- a/test/factory.ts
+++ b/test/factory.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {ServicePackVersioningStrategy} from '../src/versioning-strategies/servic
 import {DependencyManifest} from '../src/versioning-strategies/dependency-manifest';
 import {GitHubChangelogNotes} from '../src/changelog-notes/github';
 import {DefaultChangelogNotes} from '../src/changelog-notes/default';
+import {Java} from '../src/strategies/java';
 
 describe('factory', () => {
   let github: GitHub;
@@ -197,6 +198,23 @@ describe('factory', () => {
       expect(innerVersioningStrategy.bumpMinorPreMajor).to.be.true;
       expect(innerVersioningStrategy.bumpPatchForMinorPreMajor).to.be.true;
     });
+    it('should handle skipping snapshots', async () => {
+      const strategy = await buildStrategy({
+        github,
+        releaseType: 'java',
+        bumpMinorPreMajor: true,
+        bumpPatchForMinorPreMajor: true,
+        extraFiles: ['path1/foo1.java', 'path2/foo2.java'],
+        skipSnapshot: true,
+      });
+      expect(strategy).instanceof(Java);
+      const javaStrategy = strategy as Java;
+      expect(javaStrategy.extraFiles).to.eql([
+        'path1/foo1.java',
+        'path2/foo2.java',
+      ]);
+      expect(javaStrategy.skipSnapshot).to.be.true;
+    });
     it('should handle extra-files', async () => {
       const strategy = await buildStrategy({
         github,
diff --git a/test/strategies/java.ts b/test/strategies/java.ts
index cd337cab5..1d0471839 100644
--- a/test/strategies/java.ts
+++ b/test/strategies/java.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,33 @@ describe('Java', () => {
         assertNoHasUpdate(release!.updates, 'CHANGELOG.md');
       });
 
+      it('skips a snapshot bump PR', async () => {
+        const strategy = new Java({
+          targetBranch: 'main',
+          github,
+          skipSnapshot: true,
+        });
+
+        const latestRelease = {
+          tag: new TagName(Version.parse('2.3.3')),
+          sha: 'abc123',
+          notes: 'some notes',
+        };
+        const release = await strategy.buildReleasePullRequest(
+          COMMITS_NO_SNAPSHOT,
+          latestRelease,
+          false,
+          DEFAULT_LABELS
+        );
+
+        expect(release?.version?.toString()).to.eql('2.3.4');
+        expect(release?.title.toString()).to.eql('chore(main): release 2.3.4');
+        expect(release?.headRefName).to.eql('release-please--branches--main');
+        expect(release?.draft).to.eql(false);
+        expect(release?.labels).to.eql(DEFAULT_LABELS);
+        assertHasUpdate(release!.updates, 'CHANGELOG.md');
+      });
+
       it('use snapshot latest release', async () => {
         const strategy = new Java({
           targetBranch: 'main',