diff --git a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/Dockerfile b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/Dockerfile
index 626d4fc467..ba1cede674 100644
--- a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 FROM ubuntu:20.04
 
 ARG SDKMAN_JAVA_INSTALLATION=17.0.1-tem
+ARG THIN_REPO=https://repo.spring.io/snapshot
 
 LABEL Author="Marcin Grzejszczak <mgrzejszczak@pivotal.io>"
 LABEL Author="Bastian Doetsch <bdoetsch@vmware.com>"
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ VOLUME /tmp
 COPY --chown=scc:scc target/maven_dependencies /home/scc/.m2/repository/
 COPY --chown=scc:scc target/libs/stub-runner-boot.jar stub-runner-boot.jar
 RUN echo "Fetching dependencies, please wait..."
-RUN java -Dthin.dryrun=true -jar stub-runner-boot.jar
-RUN java -Dthin.dryrun=true -jar stub-runner-boot.jar --thin.profile=rabbit
-RUN java -Dthin.dryrun=true -jar stub-runner-boot.jar --thin.profile=kafka
+RUN java -Dthin.dryrun=true -Dthin.repo=${THIN_REPO} -jar stub-runner-boot.jar
+RUN java -Dthin.dryrun=true -Dthin.repo=${THIN_REPO} -jar stub-runner-boot.jar --thin.profile=rabbit
+RUN java -Dthin.dryrun=true -Dthin.repo=${THIN_REPO} -jar stub-runner-boot.jar --thin.profile=kafka
 COPY --chown=scc:scc run.sh run.sh
 ENTRYPOINT ["./run.sh"]
diff --git a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml
index 029e079a76..326f4f823c 100644
--- a/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml
+++ b/docker/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-docker/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 	<name>Spring Cloud Contract Stub Runner Docker</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Contract Stub Runner Docker</description>
 
+	<properties>
+		<thin.repo>https://repo.spring.io/snapshot</thin.repo>
+	</properties>
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<!-- Required, otherwise the docker image generation fails for GA -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -156,6 +160,13 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-contract-stub-runner-jetty</artifactId>
 			<scope>compile</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.boot.experimental</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-boot-thin-launcher</artifactId>
+			<version>${thin-jar.version}</version>
+			<classifier>exec</classifier>
+			<scope>compile</scope>
+		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- Otherwise dependency is provided and class is missing -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -242,6 +253,9 @@
 					<tag>${project.version}</tag>
 					<username>${env.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME}</username>
 					<password>${env.DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD}</password>
+					<buildArgs>
+						<THIN_REPO>${thin.repo}</THIN_REPO>
+					</buildArgs>
 				</configuration>
 				<dependencies>
 					<dependency>
@@ -253,4 +267,18 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>milestone</id>
+			<properties>
+				<thin.repo>https://repo.spring.io/milestone</thin.repo>
+			</properties>
+		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>central</id>
+			<properties>
+				<thin.repo>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</thin.repo>
+			</properties>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 10a625bdf5..42cd7eeed8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 		<json-unit-assertj.version>2.32.0</json-unit-assertj.version>
 		<rest-assured.version>5.2.1</rest-assured.version>
 		<slf4j.version>[2.0.0,)</slf4j.version>
+		<thin-jar.version>1.0.28.RELEASE</thin-jar.version>
 
 		<junit-vintage.version>5.9.1</junit-vintage.version>
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.9.1</junit-jupiter.version>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml
index b3971b113d..eb02b599c8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner-boot/pom.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
 	<name>Spring Cloud Contract Stub Runner Boot</name>
 	<description>Spring Cloud Contract Stub Runner Boot</description>
-	<properties>
-		<thin-jar.version>1.0.28.RELEASE</thin-jar.version>
-	</properties>
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>