diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a7bc644910..aa3f008d86 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ allprojects {
 
 	repositories {
 		maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone' }
+		if (project.hasProperty('mavenLocal')) {
+			mavenLocal()
+		}
 		if (version.endsWith('BUILD-SNAPSHOT')) {
 			maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot' }
 			maven { url "https://oss.jfrog.org/artifactory/libs-snapshot" } // RSocket