diff --git a/tools/build/onos-change-version b/tools/build/onos-change-version
index 62cc2f3..9477e0f 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-change-version
+++ b/tools/build/onos-change-version
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 cd $ONOS_ROOT
 
 # Augment the version of the main pom and the modules nested underneath.
-mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
-mvn -f lib/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
+mvn -B versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
+mvn -B -f lib/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
 sed -i".VERBACK" -E "1,/<version>/s/<version>[^<]*</<version>$NEW_VERSION</g" pom.xml
 
 # Augment the version of the Java API pom files and the overview.html file.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    $ONOS_ROOT/core/net/src/main/java/org/onosproject/core/impl/VersionManager.java
 
 # Augment the version in archetypes tree.
-mvn -f tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
+mvn -B -f tools/package/archetypes/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
 for atype in api bundle cli rest ui uitab uitopo; do
     pom="tools/package/archetypes/$atype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml"
     sed -i".VERBACK" -E "1,/<onos.version>/s/<onos.version>[^<]*</<onos.version>$NEW_VERSION</g" $pom
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 # Fix the onos-build-conf version
 sed -i".VERBACK" -E "s/<onos-build-conf.version>.*<\/onos-build-conf.version>/<onos-build-conf.version>$NEW_VERSION<\/onos-build-conf.version>/g" $ONOS_ROOT/lib/pom.xml
-mvn -f tools/build/conf/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
+mvn -B -f tools/build/conf/pom.xml versions:set -DnewVersion=$NEW_VERSION versions:commit
 
 # Version the BUCK artifacts
 sed -i".VERBACK" -E "s/ONOS_VERSION.*/ONOS_VERSION = '$NEW_VERSION'/" onos.defs
diff --git a/tools/build/onos-release b/tools/build/onos-release
index 33576e5..83d4506 100755
--- a/tools/build/onos-release
+++ b/tools/build/onos-release
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@
 if [ $dryRun -eq 0 ]; then
     export MVN_CLI_OPTS=-Pstaging
     pushd tools/package/archetypes/
-    mvn -Pstaging clean install && onos-archetypes-test && mvn -Pstaging -Prelease clean deploy
+    mvn -B -Pstaging clean install && onos-archetypes-test && mvn -Pstaging -Prelease clean deploy
     popd
     unset MVN_CLI_OPTS
 else
     pushd tools/package/archetypes/
-    mvn clean install && onos-archetypes-test
+    mvn -B clean install && onos-archetypes-test
     popd
 fi