diff --git a/.settings.xml b/.settings.xml
index b3358a1e..6c355129 100644
--- a/.settings.xml
+++ b/.settings.xml
@@ -7,4 +7,60 @@
 	  <password>${env.CI_DEPLOY_PASSWORD}</password>
 	</server>
   </servers>
+  <profiles>
+	<profile>
+      <!--
+          N.B. this profile is only here to support users and IDEs that do not use Maven 3.3. 
+          It isn't needed on the command line if you use the wrapper script (mvnw) or if you use 
+          a native Maven with the right version. Eclipse users should points their Maven tooling to
+          this settings file, or copy the profile into their ~/.m2/settings.xml.
+      -->
+	  <id>spring</id>
+	  <activation><activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault></activation>
+	  <repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+			<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-milestones</id>
+			<name>Spring Milestones</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+		<repository>
+			<id>spring-releases</id>
+			<name>Spring Releases</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/release</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+	  </repositories>
+	  <pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+			<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot-local</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</pluginRepository>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>spring-milestones</id>
+			<name>Spring Milestones</name>
+			<url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-milestone-local</url>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+			</snapshots>
+		</pluginRepository>
+	  </pluginRepositories>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </settings>
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/building-base.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/building-base.adoc
index b2ae4507..e23d43a4 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/building-base.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/building-base.adoc
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ https://github.com/spring-cloud-samples/scripts[scripts demo
 repository] for specific instructions about the common cases of mongo,
 rabbit and redis.
 
-NOTE: migration to the Maven wrapper (`./mvnw`) is underway. If you
-find a project that doesn't have it yet, raise an issue to get it
-added, and build with the command from `.travis.yml` (usually 
-`mvn install -s .settings.xml`).
+NOTE: If all else fails, build with the command from `.travis.yml` (usually 
+`./mvnw install`).
 
 === Documentation