diff --git a/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle b/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle
index 94ca0350c8..a94abea9b7 100644
--- a/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle
+++ b/poi-scratchpad/build.gradle
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    maven {
+      url "https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/poi/xmlbeans/dev/maven"
+    }
+}
+
 dependencies {
     api project(':poi')
     api project(path:':poi', configuration: 'archives')