diff --git a/.settings.xml b/.settings.xml
index 43f153dec9..97c7a2cc95 100644
--- a/.settings.xml
+++ b/.settings.xml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
 						<enabled>false</enabled>
 					</snapshots>
 				</repository>
-				<repository>
+				<!--<repository>
 					<id>spring-releases</id>
 					<name>Spring Releases</name>
 					<url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
 					<snapshots>
 						<enabled>false</enabled>
 					</snapshots>
-				</repository>
+				</repository>-->
 			</repositories>
 			<pluginRepositories>
 				<pluginRepository>
diff --git a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle
index 83ec6aa1dc..dc5c77042f 100644
--- a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle
+++ b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/build.gradle
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ buildscript {
 	repositories {
 		mavenLocal()
 		mavenCentral()
-		if (!"${verifierVersion}".contains("RELEASE")) {
+		if ("${verifierVersion}".contains("SNAPSHOT")) {
 			maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
+		} else if ("${verifierVersion}".contains("M") || "${verifierVersion}".contains("RC")) {
 			maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
-			maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/buildSrc/build.gradle b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/buildSrc/build.gradle
index 88383ec6ae..6b3fe7015f 100644
--- a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/buildSrc/build.gradle
+++ b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-docker/project/buildSrc/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ repositories {
 	mavenCentral()
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
-	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
+//	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
 }
 
 ext {
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ dependencies {
 
 test {
 	useJUnitPlatform()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index c8dcd068ee..1fbabf3a41 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 		<upload-docs-zip.phase>deploy</upload-docs-zip.phase>
 		<!-- Aligned with Groovy in SC-Build -->
 		<groovy.version>4.0.6</groovy.version>
+		<index-link></index-link>
 	</properties>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
@@ -157,6 +158,64 @@
 					</plugin>
 				</plugins>
 			</build>
+			<repositories>
+				<repository>
+					<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+					<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
+					<url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+					<releases>
+						<enabled>false</enabled>
+					</releases>
+				</repository>
+				<repository>
+					<id>spring-milestones</id>
+					<name>Spring Milestones</name>
+					<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>false</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</repository>
+				<repository>
+					<id>spring-releases</id>
+					<name>Spring Releases</name>
+					<url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>false</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</repository>
+			</repositories>
+			<pluginRepositories>
+				<pluginRepository>
+					<id>spring-snapshots</id>
+					<name>Spring Snapshots</name>
+					<url>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</url>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+					<releases>
+						<enabled>false</enabled>
+					</releases>
+				</pluginRepository>
+				<pluginRepository>
+					<id>spring-milestones</id>
+					<name>Spring Milestones</name>
+					<url>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</url>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>false</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</pluginRepository>
+				<pluginRepository>
+					<id>spring-releases</id>
+					<name>Spring Releases</name>
+					<url>https://repo.spring.io/release</url>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>false</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</pluginRepository>
+			</pluginRepositories>
 		</profile>
 	</profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle
index 4e35ba052b..4ed96649bb 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
-	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
+//	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
 }
 
 dependencyManagement {
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/settings.gradle b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/settings.gradle
index b997608069..c32c6ffa3c 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/settings.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/settings.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pluginManagement {
         mavenLocal()
         maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
         maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
-        maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
+//        maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
         gradlePluginPortal()
     }
     plugins {
diff --git a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle
index 2e5c0a9637..afda75b3b8 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/standalone/webclient/http-server/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ repositories {
 	mavenLocal()
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/snapshot" }
 	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/milestone" }
-	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
+//	maven { url "https://repo.spring.io/release" }
 }
 
 dependencyManagement {