diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
index 5badfb7..de4de95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_release.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
           # * needs repo:status, public_repo
           # * referenced in .settings.xml
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
+        # TODO: remove -DignoreSnapshots=true after ES 8.14.0 is released
         run: |  # GITHUB_REF will be refs/tags/release-MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH
           build-bin/git/login_git &&
-          build-bin/maven/maven_release $(echo ${GITHUB_REF} | cut -d/ -f 3)
+          build-bin/maven/maven_release $(echo ${GITHUB_REF} | cut -d/ -f 3) -DignoreSnapshots=true
diff --git a/build-bin/deploy b/build-bin/deploy
index 452007a..4d29dd0 100755
--- a/build-bin/deploy
+++ b/build-bin/deploy
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ if [ "${version}" = "master" ]; then
   version=$(sed -En 's/.*<version>(.*)<\/version>.*/\1/p' pom.xml| head -1)
 fi
 
-build-bin/maven/maven_deploy
+# TODO: remove -DignoreSnapshots=true after ES 8.14.0 is released
+build-bin/maven/maven_deploy -DignoreSnapshots=true
 export RELEASE_FROM_MAVEN_BUILD=true
 build-bin/docker_push ${version}
diff --git a/build-bin/maven/maven_deploy b/build-bin/maven/maven_deploy
index 26dd5c9..c90d2fc 100755
--- a/build-bin/maven/maven_deploy
+++ b/build-bin/maven/maven_deploy
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@ export MAVEN_OPTS="$($(dirname "$0")/maven_opts)"
 # This script deploys a SNAPSHOT or release version to Sonatype.
 #
 # Note: In CI, `configure_maven_deploy` must be called before invoking this.
-# TODO: remove -DignoreSnapshots=true and add -nsu to the mvn command after ES 8.14.0 is released
-./mvnw --batch-mode -s ./.settings.xml -Prelease -DignoreSnapshots=true -DskipTests clean deploy $@
+./mvnw --batch-mode -s ./.settings.xml -Prelease -nsu -DskipTests clean deploy $@
diff --git a/build-bin/maven/maven_release b/build-bin/maven/maven_release
index df4cdf6..f0e46aa 100755
--- a/build-bin/maven/maven_release
+++ b/build-bin/maven/maven_release
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ if [ "$commit_local_release_branch" != "$commit_remote_release_branch" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Prepare and push release commits and the version tag (N.N.N), which triggers deployment.
-./mvnw --batch-mode -nsu -DreleaseVersion=${release_version} -Denforcer.fail=false -Darguments="-DskipTests -Denforcer.fail=false" release:prepare
+./mvnw --batch-mode -nsu -DreleaseVersion=${release_version} -Denforcer.fail=false -Darguments="-DskipTests -Denforcer.fail=false" release:prepare $@