diff --git a/dev-tools/ivy/ivysettings.xml b/dev-tools/ivy/ivysettings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..330c354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-tools/ivy/ivysettings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<ivysettings>
+  <!-- Default Ivy settings. -->  
+  <settings defaultResolver="default"/>
+
+  <include url="${ivy.default.settings.dir}/ivysettings-public.xml"/>
+  <include url="${ivy.default.settings.dir}/ivysettings-shared.xml"/>
+  <include url="${ivy.default.settings.dir}/ivysettings-local.xml"/>
+  <include url="${ivy.default.settings.dir}/ivysettings-main-chain.xml"/>
+
+  <resolvers>
+    <ibiblio name="sonatype-releases" root="http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases" m2compatible="true" />
+
+    <chain name="default" returnFirst="true" checkmodified="true">
+      <resolver ref="local"/>
+      <resolver ref="main"/>
+      <resolver ref="sonatype-releases" />
+    </chain>
+  </resolvers>
+
+  <!--
+  <property name="local-maven2-pattern"
+     value="${user.home}/.m2/repository/[organisation]/[module]/[revision]/[module]-[revision](-[classifier]).[ext]" override="false" />
+
+  <resolvers>
+      <filesystem name="local-maven2" m2compatible="true" >
+         <ivy pattern="${local-maven2-pattern}"/>
+         <artifact pattern="${local-maven2-pattern}"/>
+     </filesystem>
+   </resolvers>
+   -->
+</ivysettings>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template b/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
index d79f562..fa84997 100644
--- a/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
+++ b/dev-tools/maven/pom.xml.template
@@ -131,6 +131,17 @@
         <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
       </snapshots>
     </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <id>sonatype.releases</id>
+      <name>SonaType Releases Repository</name>
+      <url>http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases</url>
+      <releases>
+        <enabled>true</enabled>
+      </releases>
+      <snapshots>
+        <updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+      </snapshots>
+    </repository>    
   </repositories>
   <dependencyManagement>
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/lucene/common-build.xml b/lucene/common-build.xml
index 4c182df..c73ee85 100644
--- a/lucene/common-build.xml
+++ b/lucene/common-build.xml
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@
   <target name="resolve" depends="ivy-availability-check,ivy-fail">
     <!-- todo, make this a property or something. 
          only special cases need bundles -->
+    <ivy:configure file="${dev-tools.dir}/ivy/ivysettings.xml" /> 
     <ivy:retrieve type="jar,bundle" log="download-only"/>
   </target>
 
@@ -312,9 +313,11 @@
        http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/HowToContribute#antivy
     </echo>
   </target>
+
   <target name="ivy-fail" unless="ivy.available">
     <fail>Ivy is not available</fail>
   </target>
+
   <target name="ivy-bootstrap" description="Download and install Ivy in the users ant lib dir">
     <property name="ivy_install_path" location="${user.home}/.ant/lib" />
     <mkdir dir="${ivy_install_path}"/>