diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 81fa3790..e205036a 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     <properties>
         <osgi.version>2.0.0.M4</osgi.version>
         <osgi.range>"${osgi.version:[=.=.=, =.=.+1)}"</osgi.range>
+        <!--TODO: remove as soon as Spring 3.0.5 is out -->
         <spring.framework.version>3.0.5.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</spring.framework.version>
         <spring.framework.osgi.range>"[3.0.5, 4.0.0)"</spring.framework.osgi.range>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
@@ -41,6 +42,16 @@
             <url>http://repository.springsource.com/maven/bundles/release/</url>
         </pluginRepository>
     </pluginRepositories>
+    <!--TODO: remove as soon as Spring 3.0.5 is out -->
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>s2-snapshot</id>
+            <url>http://repository.springsource.com/maven/bundles/snapshot</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>true</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
     <build>
         <extensions>
             <extension>