diff --git a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/project/links.md b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/project/links.md
index 220873ff1f..8f6e568737 100644
--- a/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/project/links.md
+++ b/akka-docs/src/main/paradox/project/links.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ The use of Akka SNAPSHOTs, nightlies and milestone releases is discouraged unles
 Make sure that you add the repository to the sbt resolvers:
 
 ```
-resolvers += Resolver.sonatypeRepo("snapshots")
+resolvers ++= Resolver.sonatypeOssRepos("snapshots")
 ```
 
 Define the library dependencies with the complete version. For example:
diff --git a/project/AkkaBuild.scala b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
index 646d2b20ee..bae9050f9e 100644
--- a/project/AkkaBuild.scala
+++ b/project/AkkaBuild.scala
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ object AkkaBuild {
     else Seq.empty,
     // should we be allowed to use artifacts from sonatype snapshots
     if (System.getProperty("akka.build.useSnapshotSonatypeResolver", "false").toBoolean)
-      resolvers += Resolver.sonatypeRepo("snapshots")
+      resolvers ++= Resolver.sonatypeOssRepos("snapshots")
     else Seq.empty,
     pomIncludeRepository := (_ => false) // do not leak internal repositories during staging
   )