diff --git a/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml b/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml
index 6245f80c1..255300c8b 100644
--- a/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@
 				<repository>
 					<id>lsp4e</id>
 					<layout>p2</layout>
-					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/releases/0.24.6/</url>
-<!--					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/snapshots/</url> -->
+<!--					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/releases/0.24.6/</url> -->
+					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/snapshots/</url>
 				</repository>
 				<repository>
 					<id>tm4e-snapshots</id>
@@ -343,6 +343,11 @@
 					<layout>p2</layout>
 					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/simrel/orbit-aggregation/2024-03</url>
 				</repository>
+				<repository> <!-- temporary p2 repo to grab early snapshot builds for testing fixes -->
+					<id>buildship-snapshots</id>
+					<layout>p2</layout>
+					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/buildship/updates/latest-snapshot/</url>
+				</repository>
 				<repository>
 					<id>m2e</id>
 					<layout>p2</layout>
@@ -387,8 +392,8 @@
 				<repository>
 					<id>lsp4e</id>
 					<layout>p2</layout>
-					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/releases/0.24.6/</url>
-<!-- 				<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/snapshots/</url> -->
+<!--					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/releases/0.24.6/</url> -->
+ 					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/lsp4e/snapshots/</url>
 				</repository>
 				<repository>
 					<id>tm4e-snapshots</id>