diff --git a/packages/dev-deployment-kogito-quarkus-blank-app/pom.xml b/packages/dev-deployment-kogito-quarkus-blank-app/pom.xml
index 07fa2b09361..0f9d5d9b28b 100644
--- a/packages/dev-deployment-kogito-quarkus-blank-app/pom.xml
+++ b/packages/dev-deployment-kogito-quarkus-blank-app/pom.xml
@@ -367,6 +367,11 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
   <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Central Repository</name>
+      <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>apache.snapshots</id>
       <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
diff --git a/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/quarkus_project.go b/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/quarkus_project.go
index 6d3bf133e51..d61d559c6b4 100644
--- a/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/quarkus_project.go
+++ b/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/quarkus_project.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func manipulatePomToKogito(filename string, cfg CreateQuarkusProjectConfig) erro
 
 	//add apache repository after profiles declaration
 	var repositories = []Repository{
+		{Id: "central", Name: "Central Repository", Url: "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"},
 		{Id: "apache-public-repository-group", Name: "Apache Public Repository Group", Url: "https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/public/"},
 		{Id: "apache-snapshot-repository-group", Name: "Apache Snapshot Repository Group", Url: "https://repository.apache.org/content/groups/snapshots/"},
 	}
diff --git a/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/testdata/pom1-expected.xml_no_auto_formatting b/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/testdata/pom1-expected.xml_no_auto_formatting
index 0efd07e2acf..d70abb8ab8e 100644
--- a/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/testdata/pom1-expected.xml_no_auto_formatting
+++ b/packages/kn-plugin-workflow/pkg/command/quarkus/testdata/pom1-expected.xml_no_auto_formatting
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@
         </profile>
     </profiles>
     <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <name>Central Repository</name>
+            <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+        </repository>
         <repository>
             <id>apache-public-repository-group</id>
             <name>Apache Public Repository Group</name>
diff --git a/packages/maven-base/settings.xml b/packages/maven-base/settings.xml
index 7b260596554..cb0fe51dc79 100644
--- a/packages/maven-base/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/maven-base/settings.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
         </property>
       </activation>
       <repositories>
+        <repository>
+          <id>central</id>
+          <name>Central Repository</name>
+          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+          <snapshots>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+          </snapshots>
+        </repository>
         <repository>
           <id>apache.snapshots</id>
           <name>Apache Snapshot Repository</name>
@@ -43,14 +51,6 @@
             <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
           </snapshots>
         </repository>
-        <repository>
-          <id>central</id>
-          <name>Central Repository</name>
-          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
-          <snapshots>
-            <enabled>false</enabled>
-          </snapshots>
-        </repository>
         <repository>
           <id>apache-public-repository-group</id>
           <name>Apache Public Repository Group</name>
diff --git a/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/maven-m2-repo-via-http-settings.xml.envsubst b/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/maven-m2-repo-via-http-settings.xml.envsubst
index ad8a808e6c8..ec5de1ce404 100644
--- a/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/maven-m2-repo-via-http-settings.xml.envsubst
+++ b/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/maven-m2-repo-via-http-settings.xml.envsubst
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@
         <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
       </activation>
       <repositories>
+        <repository>
+          <id>central</id>
+          <name>Central Repository</name>
+          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+          <snapshots>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+          </snapshots>
+        </repository>
         <repository>
           <id>kie-tools--maven-m2-repo-via-http</id>
           <name>KIE Tools :: Maven M2 Repo via HTTP</name>
@@ -54,14 +62,6 @@
             <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
           </snapshots>
         </repository>
-        <repository>
-          <id>central</id>
-          <name>Central Repository</name>
-          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
-          <snapshots>
-            <enabled>false</enabled>
-          </snapshots>
-        </repository>
         <repository>
           <id>apache-public-repository-group</id>
           <name>Apache Public Repository Group</name>
diff --git a/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/settings.xml b/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/settings.xml
index eae20db74b4..0321d0c5b2f 100644
--- a/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/settings.xml
+++ b/packages/sonataflow-image-common/resources/modules/kogito-maven/common/maven/settings.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@
     <profile>
       <id>kogito-images</id>
       <repositories>
+        <repository>
+          <id>central</id>
+          <name>Central Repository</name>
+          <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+          <snapshots>
+            <enabled>false</enabled>
+          </snapshots>
+        </repository>
         <repository>
           <id>apache-public-repository-group</id>
           <name>Apache Public Repository Group</name>
diff --git a/packages/stunner-editors/pom.xml b/packages/stunner-editors/pom.xml
index 92ad6a927b0..4112d00afef 100644
--- a/packages/stunner-editors/pom.xml
+++ b/packages/stunner-editors/pom.xml
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@
   </properties>
 
   <repositories>
+    <repository>
+      <id>central</id>
+      <name>Central Repository</name>
+      <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2</url>
+    </repository>
     <repository>
       <!-- EXCLUSIVELY FOR `org.kogito:gwt-jsonix-schema-compiler:jar:1.3.0` -->
       <id>jboss</id>