diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index b7bde8af5..2bb66c9bd 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -1326,6 +1326,13 @@ def customCommands: Seq[Setting[_]] = Seq(
   }
 )
 
+ThisBuild / publishTo := {
+  val old = (ThisBuild / publishTo).value
+  sys.props.get("sbt.build.localmaven") match {
+    case Some(path) => Some(MavenCache("local-maven", file(path)))
+    case _          => old
+  }
+}
 ThisBuild / whitesourceProduct := "Lightbend Reactive Platform"
 ThisBuild / whitesourceAggregateProjectName := {
   // note this can get detached on tag build etc