diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/index.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/index.ts
index 70b1da5881..7a0d9ae6f6 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { MAVEN_REPO } from './common';
 import type { MavenDependency, ReleaseMap } from './types';
 import {
   checkHttpResource,
+  createUrlForDependencyPom,
   downloadHttpProtocol,
   downloadMavenXml,
   getDependencyInfo,
@@ -49,37 +50,6 @@ const mavenCentralHtmlVersionRegex = regEx(
   'i'
 );
 
-function isSnapshotVersion(version: string): boolean {
-  if (version.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')) {
-    return true;
-  }
-  return false;
-}
-
-function extractSnapshotVersion(metadata: XmlDocument): string | null {
-  // Parse the maven-metadata.xml for the snapshot version and determine
-  // the fixed version of the latest deployed snapshot.
-  // The metadata descriptor can be found at
-  // https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.3.3/maven-repository-metadata/repository-metadata.html
-  //
-  // Basically, we need to replace -SNAPSHOT with the artifact timestanp & build number,
-  // so for example 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT will become 1.0.0-<timestamp>-<buildNumber>
-  const version = metadata
-    .descendantWithPath('version')
-    ?.val?.replace('-SNAPSHOT', '');
-
-  const snapshot = metadata.descendantWithPath('versioning.snapshot');
-  const timestamp = snapshot?.childNamed('timestamp')?.val;
-  const build = snapshot?.childNamed('buildNumber')?.val;
-
-  // If we weren't able to parse out the required 3 version elements,
-  // return null because we can't determine the fixed version of the latest snapshot.
-  if (!version || !timestamp || !build) {
-    return null;
-  }
-  return `${version}-${timestamp}-${build}`;
-}
-
 export const defaultRegistryUrls = [MAVEN_REPO];
 
 export class MavenDatasource extends Datasource {
@@ -190,53 +160,6 @@ export class MavenDatasource extends Datasource {
     return releaseMap;
   }
 
-  async getSnapshotFullVersion(
-    version: string,
-    dependency: MavenDependency,
-    repoUrl: string
-  ): Promise<string | null> {
-    // To determine what actual files are available for the snapshot, first we have to fetch and parse
-    // the metadata located at http://<repo>/<group>/<artifact>/<version-SNAPSHOT>/maven-metadata.xml
-    const metadataUrl = getMavenUrl(
-      dependency,
-      repoUrl,
-      `${version}/maven-metadata.xml`
-    );
-
-    const { xml: mavenMetadata } = await downloadMavenXml(
-      this.http,
-      metadataUrl
-    );
-    if (!mavenMetadata) {
-      return null;
-    }
-
-    return extractSnapshotVersion(mavenMetadata);
-  }
-
-  async createUrlForDependencyPom(
-    version: string,
-    dependency: MavenDependency,
-    repoUrl: string
-  ): Promise<string> {
-    if (isSnapshotVersion(version)) {
-      // By default, Maven snapshots are deployed to the repository with fixed file names.
-      // Resolve the full, actual pom file name for the version.
-      const fullVersion = await this.getSnapshotFullVersion(
-        version,
-        dependency,
-        repoUrl
-      );
-
-      // If we were able to resolve the version, use that, otherwise fall back to using -SNAPSHOT
-      if (fullVersion !== null) {
-        return `${version}/${dependency.name}-${fullVersion}.pom`;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return `${version}/${dependency.name}-${version}.pom`;
-  }
-
   /**
    *
    * Double-check releases using HEAD request and
@@ -317,7 +240,8 @@ export class MavenDatasource extends Datasource {
     // Update cached data with freshly discovered versions
     if (freshVersions.length) {
       const queue = freshVersions.map((version) => async (): Promise<void> => {
-        const pomUrl = await this.createUrlForDependencyPom(
+        const pomUrl = await createUrlForDependencyPom(
+          this.http,
           version,
           dependency,
           repoUrl
diff --git a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts
index 4ce30dc51b..56389c5883 100644
--- a/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/datasource/maven/util.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,84 @@ export function getDependencyParts(packageName: string): MavenDependency {
   };
 }
 
+function extractSnapshotVersion(metadata: XmlDocument): string | null {
+  // Parse the maven-metadata.xml for the snapshot version and determine
+  // the fixed version of the latest deployed snapshot.
+  // The metadata descriptor can be found at
+  // https://maven.apache.org/ref/3.3.3/maven-repository-metadata/repository-metadata.html
+  //
+  // Basically, we need to replace -SNAPSHOT with the artifact timestanp & build number,
+  // so for example 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT will become 1.0.0-<timestamp>-<buildNumber>
+  const version = metadata
+    .descendantWithPath('version')
+    ?.val?.replace('-SNAPSHOT', '');
+
+  const snapshot = metadata.descendantWithPath('versioning.snapshot');
+  const timestamp = snapshot?.childNamed('timestamp')?.val;
+  const build = snapshot?.childNamed('buildNumber')?.val;
+
+  // If we weren't able to parse out the required 3 version elements,
+  // return null because we can't determine the fixed version of the latest snapshot.
+  if (!version || !timestamp || !build) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  return `${version}-${timestamp}-${build}`;
+}
+
+async function getSnapshotFullVersion(
+  http: Http,
+  version: string,
+  dependency: MavenDependency,
+  repoUrl: string
+): Promise<string | null> {
+  // To determine what actual files are available for the snapshot, first we have to fetch and parse
+  // the metadata located at http://<repo>/<group>/<artifact>/<version-SNAPSHOT>/maven-metadata.xml
+  const metadataUrl = getMavenUrl(
+    dependency,
+    repoUrl,
+    `${version}/maven-metadata.xml`
+  );
+
+  const { xml: mavenMetadata } = await downloadMavenXml(http, metadataUrl);
+  if (!mavenMetadata) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return extractSnapshotVersion(mavenMetadata);
+}
+
+function isSnapshotVersion(version: string): boolean {
+  if (version.endsWith('-SNAPSHOT')) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+export async function createUrlForDependencyPom(
+  http: Http,
+  version: string,
+  dependency: MavenDependency,
+  repoUrl: string
+): Promise<string> {
+  if (isSnapshotVersion(version)) {
+    // By default, Maven snapshots are deployed to the repository with fixed file names.
+    // Resolve the full, actual pom file name for the version.
+    const fullVersion = await getSnapshotFullVersion(
+      http,
+      version,
+      dependency,
+      repoUrl
+    );
+
+    // If we were able to resolve the version, use that, otherwise fall back to using -SNAPSHOT
+    if (fullVersion !== null) {
+      return `${version}/${dependency.name}-${fullVersion}.pom`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return `${version}/${dependency.name}-${version}.pom`;
+}
+
 export async function getDependencyInfo(
   http: Http,
   dependency: MavenDependency,