diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index beefa60..6ce279a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ before_script:
 - curl -L https://codeclimate.com/downloads/test-reporter/test-reporter-latest-linux-amd64 > ./cc-test-reporter
 - chmod +x ./cc-test-reporter
 - ./cc-test-reporter before-build
+# cache maven dependencies needed for after_success script
+- mvn dependency:go-offline
 
 script:
 - mvn clean test jacoco:report coveralls:report --batch-mode --settings .travis.settings.xml
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2351641..e5a7544 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -336,4 +336,27 @@ limitations under the License.
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </reporting>
+    <repositories>
+        <repository>
+            <id>central</id>
+            <url>https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>eclipse-egit</id>
+            <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/egit-releases/</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+        <repository>
+            <id>spring-plugins</id>
+            <url>http://repo.spring.io/plugins-release/</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
 </project>