diff --git a/tools/build/onos-validate-change-version b/tools/build/onos-validate-change-version
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+#!/bin/bash
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Validates that no pom versions contain SNAPSHOT.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+[ ! -d "$ONOS_ROOT" ] && echo "ONOS_ROOT is not defined" >&2 && exit 1
+
+aux=/tmp/pom-$$.log
+trap "rm -f $aux 2>/dev/null" EXIT
+
+grep -r SNAPSHOT . | \
+    grep -v -f $(dirname $0)/onos-validate-change-version.excludes > $aux
+
+[ ! -s $aux ] && echo "There are files containing SNAPSHOT references:" && \
+    cat $aux && exit 1
+exit 0
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