diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml
index c3d12bbc540..67d02c5693b 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.repo/pom.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 		<cdt-install>/home/data/httpd/download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/builds/${cdt-stream}/nightly</cdt-install>
 	</properties>
 
+	<pluginRepositories>
+   		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>maven.eclipse.org</id>
+     		<url>http://maven.eclipse.org/nexus/content/repositories/public</url>
+    	</pluginRepository>
+  	</pluginRepositories>
+
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>production</id>