diff --git a/spring-geode-docs/spring-geode-docs.gradle b/spring-geode-docs/spring-geode-docs.gradle
index 47ff13e5..de48a4b7 100644
--- a/spring-geode-docs/spring-geode-docs.gradle
+++ b/spring-geode-docs/spring-geode-docs.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ apply plugin: 'io.spring.convention.spring-test'
 
 description = "Generate Javadoc and Reference Documentation on Spring Boot for Apache Geode"
 
+repositories {
+	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
+}
+
 dependencies {
 
 	compile project(':spring-geode-starter')