diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 474d5759e64e0d3aa7cbde4587ce82221a56b090..cd5addb1d3640e52ac9dd61f4bfcde47f71e77a8 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
     </parent>
 
     <repositories>
+    <repository>
+        <id>central</id>
+        <url>https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/</url>
+    </repository>
         <repository>
             <id>gitlab-maven</id>
             <url>https://gitlab.nibio.no/api/v4/projects/401/packages/maven</url>