How do you stop maven from trying to access http://repo.maven.apache.org?
All pom files inherit from the maven super POM http://maven.apache.org/ref/3.0.4/maven-model-builder/super-pom.html which contains this entry: <repositories> <repository> <id>central</id> <name>Central Repository</name> <url>http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url> <layout>default</layout> <snapshots> <enabled>false</enabled> </snapshots> </repository> </repositories> Try setting this in your pom (with <id>central</id>): <repositories> <repository> <id>central</id> <url>http://repo.dev.bloomberg.com/content/groups/public</url> <releases> <enabled>false</enabled> </releases> </repository> </repositories> <pluginRepositories> <pluginRepository> <id>central</id> <url>http://repo.dev.bloomberg.com/content/groups/public</url> <releases> <enabled>false</enabled> </releases> </pluginRepository> </pluginRepositories>