diff --git a/release/src/main/org/apache/maven/release/SnapshotResolver.java b/release/src/main/org/apache/maven/release/SnapshotResolver.java
index 6a9c006a..5ac0dd92 100644
--- a/release/src/main/org/apache/maven/release/SnapshotResolver.java
+++ b/release/src/main/org/apache/maven/release/SnapshotResolver.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import java.io.File;
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:jason@zenplex.com">Jason van Zyl</a>
  *
- * @version $Id: SnapshotResolver.java,v 1.9 2003/02/11 03:49:38 jvanzyl Exp $
+ * @version $Id: SnapshotResolver.java,v 1.10 2003/02/11 15:40:21 jvanzyl Exp $
  */
 public class SnapshotResolver
     extends AbstractPomTransformer
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class SnapshotResolver
 
         String url = "http://www.ibiblio.org/maven/" + groupId + "/jars/" + artifactId + "-snapshot-version";
 
-        File snapshotVersionFile = new File( artifactId + "-snapshot-version" );
+        File snapshotVersionFile = new File( getProject().getParentFile(), artifactId + "-snapshot-version" );
 
         try
         {