diff --git a/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt b/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt
index 921244fc6e..900e95c16f 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dev-release-deploy-config.txt
@@ -143,10 +143,9 @@ deployable to the `gerrit-maven` storage bucket:
 ----
 
 [NOTE]
-In case of JGit the `pom.xml` already contains a distributionManagement
-section.  Replace the existing distributionManagement section with this snippet
-in order to deploy the artifacts only in the gerrit-maven repository.
-
+In case of JGit the `pom.xml` already contains a `distributionManagement`
+section.  To deploy the artifacts to the `gerrit-maven` repository, replace
+the existing `distributionManagement` section with this snippet.
 
 * Add these two snippets to the `pom.xml` to enable the wagon provider:
 
diff --git a/Documentation/dev-release-jgit.txt b/Documentation/dev-release-jgit.txt
index f6d4d6892f..1a8b501a3c 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-release-jgit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dev-release-jgit.txt
@@ -1,33 +1,44 @@
-= Making a Release of JGit
+= Making a Snapshot Release of JGit
 
 This step is only necessary if we need to create an unofficial JGit
 snapshot release and publish it to the
 link:https://developers.google.com/storage/[Google Cloud Storage].
 
+[[prepare-environment]]
+== Prepare the Maven Environment
+
+First, make sure you have done the necessary
+link:dev-release-deploy-config.html#deploy-configuration-settings-xml[
+configuration in Maven `settings.xml`].
+
+To apply the necessary settings in JGit's `pom.xml`, follow the instructions
+in link:dev-release-deploy-config.html#deploy-configuration-subprojects[
+Configuration for Subprojects in `pom.xml`], or apply the provided diff by
+executing the following command in the JGit workspace:
+
+----
+  git apply /path/to/gerrit/tools/jgit-snapshot-deploy-pom.diff
+----
 
 [[prepare-release]]
 == Prepare the Release
 
-Since JGit has its own release process we do not push any release tags
-for JGit. Instead we will use the output of the `git describe` as the
-version of the current JGit snapshot.
+Since JGit has its own release process we do not push any release tags. Instead
+we will use the output of `git describe` as the version of the current JGit
+snapshot.
+
+In the JGit workspace, execute the following command:
 
 ----
   ./tools/version.sh --release $(git describe)
 ----
 
-
 [[publish-release]]
 == Publish the Release
 
-* Make sure you have done the configuration needed for deployment:
-** link:dev-release-deploy-config.html#deploy-configuration-settings-xml[
-Configuration in Maven `settings.xml`]
-** link:dev-release-deploy-config.html#deploy-configuration-subprojects[
-Configuration for Subprojects in `pom.xml`]
+To deploy the new snapshot, execute the following command in the JGit
+workspace:
 
-* Deploy the new snapshot. From JGit workspace execute:
-+
 ----
   mvn deploy
 ----
diff --git a/tools/jgit-snapshot-deploy-pom.diff b/tools/jgit-snapshot-deploy-pom.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01f50e48dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/jgit-snapshot-deploy-pom.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
+index d256bbb..7e523fd 100644
+--- a/pom.xml
++++ b/pom.xml
+@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@
+ 
+   <pluginRepositories>
+     <pluginRepository>
++      <id>gerrit-maven</id>
++      <url>https://gerrit-maven.commondatastorage.googleapis.com</url>
++    </pluginRepository>
++    <pluginRepository>
+       <id>repo.eclipse.org.cbi-releases</id>
+       <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/cbi-releases/</url>
+     </pluginRepository>
+@@ -236,6 +240,13 @@
+   </pluginRepositories>
+ 
+   <build>
++    <extensions>
++      <extension>
++        <groupId>com.googlesource.gerrit</groupId>
++        <artifactId>gs-maven-wagon</artifactId>
++        <version>3.3</version>
++      </extension>
++    </extensions>
+     <pluginManagement>
+       <plugins>
+         <plugin>
+@@ -649,9 +660,10 @@
+ 
+   <distributionManagement>
+     <repository>
+-      <id>repo.eclipse.org</id>
+-      <name>JGit Maven Repository - Releases</name>
+-      <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/jgit-releases/</url>
++      <id>gerrit-maven-repository</id>
++      <name>Gerrit Maven Repository</name>
++      <url>gs://gerrit-maven</url>
++      <uniqueVersion>true</uniqueVersion>
+     </repository>
+     <snapshotRepository>
+       <id>repo.eclipse.org</id>