diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 88a414377c..8f13d7a636 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ ThisBuild / versionScheme := Some(VersionScheme.SemVerSpec)
 sourceDistName := "apache-pekko"
 sourceDistIncubating := true
 
+commands := commands.value.filterNot { command =>
+  command.nameOption.exists { name =>
+    name.contains("sonatypeRelease") || name.contains("sonatypeBundleRelease")
+  }
+}
+
 enablePlugins(
   UnidocRoot,
   UnidocWithPrValidation,