diff --git a/src/macaron/config/defaults.ini b/src/macaron/config/defaults.ini
index fa87f8553..e1746faa3 100644
--- a/src/macaron/config/defaults.ini
+++ b/src/macaron/config/defaults.ini
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ publish_time_range = 7200
 
 [package_registry.maven_central]
 # Maven Central host name.
-search_netloc = search.maven.org
+search_netloc = central.sonatype.com
 search_scheme = https
 # The search REST API. See https://central.sonatype.org/search/rest-api-guide/
 search_endpoint = solrsearch/select
diff --git a/tests/slsa_analyzer/package_registry/test_maven_central_registry.py b/tests/slsa_analyzer/package_registry/test_maven_central_registry.py
index 40b51c9ae..128b57df5 100644
--- a/tests/slsa_analyzer/package_registry/test_maven_central_registry.py
+++ b/tests/slsa_analyzer/package_registry/test_maven_central_registry.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def resources() -> Path:
 def maven_central_instance() -> MavenCentralRegistry:
     """Create a ``MavenCentralRegistry`` object for the following tests."""
     return MavenCentralRegistry(
-        search_netloc="search.maven.org",
+        search_netloc="central.sonatype.com",
         search_scheme="https",
         search_endpoint="solrsearch/select",
         registry_url_netloc="repo1.maven.org/maven2",