diff --git a/CI/circle_parallel.sh b/CI/circle_parallel.sh
index 1d36c0b3091..d9df86eae42 100755
--- a/CI/circle_parallel.sh
+++ b/CI/circle_parallel.sh
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ if [ "$NODE_INDEX" = "1" ]; then
   java -version
   mvn --quiet verify -Psamples.circleci
 elif [ "$NODE_INDEX" = "2" ]; then
-  echo "Running node $NODE_INDEX to test ensure-up-to-date"
-  java -version
-  #export GO_POST_PROCESS_FILE="/usr/local/bin/gofmt -w"
-  # not formatting the code as different go versions may format the code a bit different
-  ./bin/utils/ensure-up-to-date
+  # run ensure-up-to-date sample script on SNAPSHOT version only
+  project_version=`mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-help-plugin:3.1.0:evaluate -Dexpression=project.version -q -DforceStdout`
+  if [[ $project_version == *"-SNAPSHOT" ]]; then
+    echo "Running node $NODE_INDEX to test ensure-up-to-date"
+    java -version
+    ./bin/utils/ensure-up-to-date
+  fi
 elif [ "$NODE_INDEX" = "3" ]; then
   echo "Running node $NODE_INDEX to test haskell"
   # install haskell