diff --git a/tycho_build.gradle b/tycho_build.gradle
index 1df0071620e99ed77aad23d64ce0239bac9eac9f..dfb0bb47fc55ff581e46b10808bd3e19a3e45aa1 100644
--- a/tycho_build.gradle
+++ b/tycho_build.gradle
@@ -681,6 +681,12 @@ def parentPom(artifactId) { """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 		<tycho-version>${tychoVersion}</tycho-version>
 	</properties>
 
+	<pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>central</id>
+			<url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
+		</pluginRepository>
+	</pluginRepositories> 
    <repositories>
 	<!-- configure p2 repository to resolve against -->