diff --git a/.travis.settings.xml b/.travis.settings.xml
index e60b0e0c4c..7f7046689e 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>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f571e587d..dc595daa68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
    </prerequisites>
 
    <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>
          <name>Alfresco Internal Repository</name>
@@ -51,6 +60,18 @@
    </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-private</id>
          <name>Alfresco Internal Repository</name>
@@ -99,12 +120,33 @@
             <module>rm-benchmark</module>
          </modules>
          <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>
                <url>https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/groups/private</url>
             </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-private</id>
                <url>https://artifacts.alfresco.com/nexus/content/groups/private</url>