diff --git a/grpc-gcp-java/pom.xml b/grpc-gcp-java/pom.xml
index 7d0cdec6f87e..961e72fe2800 100644
--- a/grpc-gcp-java/pom.xml
+++ b/grpc-gcp-java/pom.xml
@@ -312,4 +312,13 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
+
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>bulkTests</id>
+      <properties>
+        <skipTests>true</skipTests>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>