diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 328378e9..02b43d1d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ For a broader introduction see the [Documenting RESTful APIs][9] presentation.
 
 ## Quickstart
 
-The project requires Java 7 or later. It's built with Gradle:
+The project requires Java 7 or later. Snapshots are published to
+`https://repo.spring.io/snapshot`. Alternatively, it can be built locally using Gradle:
 
 ```
 $ ./gradlew build install
 ```
 
-Once the main project's built, take a look at one of the two sample projects. Both
+The quickest way to get started is to look at one of the two sample projects. Both
 projects implement a RESTful service for creating tagged notes and illustrate the use
 of Maven or Gradle. The two projects have different implementations:
 `rest-notes-spring-hateoas` is implemented using Spring MVC and Spring Hateoas where as
diff --git a/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle b/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle
index 386a81d2..49da8bd0 100644
--- a/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle
+++ b/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 
 repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
+	maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/snapshot' }
 	mavenCentral()
 }
 
diff --git a/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml b/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml
index 10a33975..ad2f3c2a 100644
--- a/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-notes-spring-data-rest/pom.xml
@@ -96,4 +96,15 @@
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
+	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+			<name>Spring snapshots</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+	</repositories>
+
 </project>
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diff --git a/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle b/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
index 30b85f68..0f21290b 100644
--- a/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
+++ b/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/build.gradle
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ apply plugin: 'eclipse'
 
 repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
+	maven { url 'https://repo.spring.io/snapshot' }
 	mavenCentral()
 }
 
diff --git a/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml b/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml
index 3ed34f89..881626d5 100644
--- a/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml
+++ b/rest-notes-spring-hateoas/pom.xml
@@ -112,4 +112,15 @@
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 
+	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+			<name>Spring snapshots</name>
+			<url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+	</repositories>
+
 </project>
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