diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 5292141..590d2eb 100755
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 group=com.rbmhtechnology
 name=apidoc-server
-version=1.0.2
+version=1.0.3-SNAPSHOT
 javaVersion=1.8
 
 # #########################################################################################
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rbmhtechnology/apidocserver/service/RepositoryService.java b/src/main/java/com/rbmhtechnology/apidocserver/service/RepositoryService.java
index e605f1b..ee7c518 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rbmhtechnology/apidocserver/service/RepositoryService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rbmhtechnology/apidocserver/service/RepositoryService.java
@@ -370,7 +370,10 @@ private String getApidocFileNameFromMetadataXML(ArtifactIdentifier artifactIdent
 			throw new RepositoryException("Could not parse maven-metadata.xml for '" + artifactIdentifier + "'", e);
 		}
 
-		throw new RepositoryException("Could not determine snapshot apidoc file name!");
+		// in case of a snapshot which has no reliable information coming from
+		// maven-metadata.xml simply use the pattern for releases
+		return artifactIdentifier.getArtifactId() + "-" + artifactIdentifier.getVersion() + "-"
+				+ artifactIdentifier.getClassifier() + ".jar";
 	}
 
 	/**