diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 9570f9a..864a834 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+maven.repo.remote=http://repo1.maven.org/maven
+
 maven.changelog.factory=org.apache.maven.svnlib.SvnChangeLogFactory
 
 # documentation properties
@@ -32,4 +34,4 @@ maven.junit.fork=true
 
 # generate .class files that can be loaded into a version 1.1 JVM.
 maven.compile.target=1.1
-maven.compile.source=1.2
\ No newline at end of file
+maven.compile.source=1.2