diff --git a/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml b/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml
index 410cab17f..840e26ebf 100644
--- a/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/eclipse-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -678,10 +678,15 @@
 					<layout>p2</layout>
 					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20210825222808/repository</url>
 				</repository>
-				<repository>
+<!--				<repository>
 					<id>m2e</id>
 					<layout>p2</layout>
 					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases/latest/</url>
+				</repository> -->
+				<repository>
+					<id>m2e-snapshot</id> <!-- to incorporate early builds of m2e 1.18.2 -->
+					<layout>p2</layout>
+					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/snapshots/latest/</url>
 				</repository>
 				<repository>
 					<id>latest-m2e-wtp</id>
@@ -835,10 +840,15 @@
 					<layout>p2</layout>
 					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/tools/orbit/downloads/drops/R20210825222808/repository</url>
 				</repository>
-				<repository>
+<!--				<repository>
 					<id>m2e</id>
 					<layout>p2</layout>
 					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/releases/latest/</url>
+				</repository> -->
+				<repository>
+					<id>m2e-snapshot</id> <!-- to incorporate early builds of m2e 1.18.2 -->
+					<layout>p2</layout>
+					<url>https://download.eclipse.org/technology/m2e/snapshots/latest/</url>
 				</repository>
 				<repository>
 					<id>latest-m2e-wtp</id>