diff --git a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-2234-activeProfilesFromSettings/pom.xml b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-2234-activeProfilesFromSettings/pom.xml
index 99f6efcd0c..1eac3ec41c 100644
--- a/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-2234-activeProfilesFromSettings/pom.xml
+++ b/its/core-integration-tests/src/test/resources/mng-2234-activeProfilesFromSettings/pom.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,17 @@
       </build>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
+  <!--remove when the IT plugins are actually release-->
+    <pluginRepositories>
+        <pluginRepository>
+            <id>apache.snapshots</id>
+            <url>http://people.apache.org/repo/m2-snapshot-repository</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>true</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+            <releases>
+                <enabled>false</enabled>
+            </releases>
+        </pluginRepository>
+    </pluginRepositories>
 </project>