diff --git a/.travis.settings.xml b/.travis.settings.xml
index 3ad1180aae..0fd5d8eb68 100644
--- a/.travis.settings.xml
+++ b/.travis.settings.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
             <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
          </activation>
          <repositories>
+            <repository>
+               <id>central</id>
+               <name>Central Repository</name>
+               <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+               <layout>default</layout>
+               <snapshots>
+                  <enabled>false</enabled>
+               </snapshots>
+            </repository>
             <repository>
                <id>alfresco-internal</id>
                <releases>
@@ -19,6 +28,18 @@
             </repository>
          </repositories>
          <pluginRepositories>
+            <pluginRepository>
+               <id>central</id>
+               <name>Central Repository</name>
+               <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+               <layout>default</layout>
+               <snapshots>
+                  <enabled>false</enabled>
+               </snapshots>
+               <releases>
+                  <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+               </releases>
+            </pluginRepository>
             <pluginRepository>
                <id>alfresco-internal</id>
                <name>Alfresco Internal Repository</name>