diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5fc35453..15c65e97 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
                 <plugins>
                     <plugin>
                         <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <version>3.2.0</version>
+                        <version>3.2.2</version>
                         <configuration>
                             <cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/it</cloneProjectsTo>
                             <localRepositoryPath>${project.build.directory}/local-repo</localRepositoryPath>
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/gitignorefile b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/gitignorefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8d59a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/gitignorefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+build.log
+expected-pom.xml
+invoker.properties
+init.bsh
+verify.bsh
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/init.bsh b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/init.bsh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96ca676d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/init.bsh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+
+try {
+    new File(basedir, "gitignorefile").renameTo(new File(basedir, ".gitignore"));
+
+    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " init");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " config user.email 'a@a.aa'");
+    p.waitFor();
+    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " config user.name 'a'");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " add .");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " commit -m init");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " checkout -b develop");
+    p.waitFor();
+} catch (Exception e) {
+    e.printStackTrace();
+    return false;
+}
+return true;
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/invoker.properties b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/invoker.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..654dabcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/invoker.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+invoker.goals=${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}:${project.version}:release-start -B
+
+invoker.description=Non-interactive simple release-start: Failure due to SNAPSHOT dependency
+
+invoker.buildResult=failure
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/pom.xml b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0942ffbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.amashchenko.maven.plugin</groupId>
+    <artifactId>gitflow-maven-test</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <version>0.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>localhost</groupId>
+            <artifactId>dummy-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/verify.groovy b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/verify.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc0ed3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-dependency-fail/verify.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+File file = new File( basedir, "build.log" );
+assert file.exists();
+
+String text = file.getText("utf-8");
+
+// ensure build fails due to SNAPSHOT dependencies
+assert text.contains("There is some SNAPSHOT dependencies in the project,")
+
+return true;
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/dummy-parent/pom.xml b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/dummy-parent/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8014cbd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/dummy-parent/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <groupId>localhost</groupId>
+  <artifactId>dummy-parent</artifactId>
+  <version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+</project>
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/gitignorefile b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/gitignorefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8d59a83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/gitignorefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+build.log
+expected-pom.xml
+invoker.properties
+init.bsh
+verify.bsh
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/init.bsh b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/init.bsh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96ca676d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/init.bsh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+
+try {
+    new File(basedir, "gitignorefile").renameTo(new File(basedir, ".gitignore"));
+
+    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " init");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " config user.email 'a@a.aa'");
+    p.waitFor();
+    Process p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " config user.name 'a'");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " add .");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " commit -m init");
+    p.waitFor();
+
+    p = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("git --git-dir=" + basedir + "/.git --work-tree=" + basedir + " checkout -b develop");
+    p.waitFor();
+} catch (Exception e) {
+    e.printStackTrace();
+    return false;
+}
+return true;
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/invoker.properties b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/invoker.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8409ce6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/invoker.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+invoker.goals=${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}:${project.version}:release-start -B
+
+invoker.description=Non-interactive simple release-start: Failure due to SNAPSHOT parent dependency
+
+invoker.buildResult=failure
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/pom.xml b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59daa6fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>localhost</groupId>
+        <artifactId>dummy-parent</artifactId>
+        <version>1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <relativePath>dummy-parent</relativePath>
+    </parent>
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+    <groupId>com.amashchenko.maven.plugin</groupId>
+    <artifactId>gitflow-maven-test</artifactId>
+    <packaging>pom</packaging>
+    <version>0.0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+</project>
diff --git a/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/verify.groovy b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/verify.groovy
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc0ed3df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/release-start-it-snapshot-parent-fail/verify.groovy
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+File file = new File( basedir, "build.log" );
+assert file.exists();
+
+String text = file.getText("utf-8");
+
+// ensure build fails due to SNAPSHOT dependencies
+assert text.contains("There is some SNAPSHOT dependencies in the project,")
+
+return true;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java
index d0507e12..b8e1f6bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/amashchenko/maven/plugin/gitflow/AbstractGitFlowMojo.java
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TimeZone;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
@@ -340,7 +342,7 @@ protected void checkSnapshotDependencies() throws MojoFailureException {
         getLog().info("Checking for SNAPSHOT versions in dependencies.");
 
         List<String> snapshots = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<String> builtArtifacts = new ArrayList<>();
+        Set<String> builtArtifacts = new HashSet<>();
 
         List<MavenProject> projects = mavenSession.getProjects();
         for (MavenProject project : projects) {
@@ -355,6 +357,13 @@ protected void checkSnapshotDependencies() throws MojoFailureException {
                     snapshots.add(reloadedProject + " -> " + d);
                 }
             }
+            MavenProject parent = reloadedProject.getParent();
+            if (parent != null) {
+                String id = parent.getGroupId() + ":" + parent.getArtifactId() + ":" + parent.getVersion();
+                if (!builtArtifacts.contains(id) && ArtifactUtils.isSnapshot(parent.getVersion())) {
+                    snapshots.add(reloadedProject + " -> " + parent);
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         if (!snapshots.isEmpty()) {