diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4f2af388e6..2a823ec96a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ allprojects {
   apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/util.gradle"
 }
 
-repositories {
-  mavenLocal()
-  mavenCentral()
-}
-
 description = 'OpenTelemetry instrumentations for Java'
 
 allprojects {
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/gradle/muzzle/MuzzlePlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/gradle/muzzle/MuzzlePlugin.java
index 716883d3d2..e28ca50672 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/gradle/muzzle/MuzzlePlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/instrumentation/gradle/muzzle/MuzzlePlugin.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.Plugin;
 import org.gradle.api.Project;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.Configuration;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.ModuleDependency;
+import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.ArtifactRepository;
 import org.gradle.api.artifacts.repositories.MavenArtifactRepository;
 import org.gradle.api.file.ConfigurableFileCollection;
 import org.gradle.api.file.FileCollection;
@@ -392,16 +393,25 @@ public class MuzzlePlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
   }
 
   private static List<RemoteRepository> getProjectRepositories(Project project) {
-    return project.getRepositories().stream()
-        .filter(MavenArtifactRepository.class::isInstance)
-        .map(
-            repo -> {
-              MavenArtifactRepository mavenRepo = (MavenArtifactRepository) repo;
-              return new RemoteRepository.Builder(
-                      mavenRepo.getName(), "default", mavenRepo.getUrl().toString())
-                  .build();
-            })
-        .collect(Collectors.toList());
+    List<RemoteRepository> repositories = new ArrayList<>();
+    // Manually add mavenCentral until https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/17295
+    // Adding mavenLocal is much more complicated but hopefully isn't required for normal usage of
+    // Muzzle.
+    repositories.add(
+        new RemoteRepository.Builder(
+                "MavenCentral", "default", "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/")
+            .build());
+    for (ArtifactRepository repository : project.getRepositories()) {
+      if (repository instanceof MavenArtifactRepository) {
+        repositories.add(
+            new RemoteRepository.Builder(
+                    repository.getName(),
+                    "default",
+                    ((MavenArtifactRepository) repository).getUrl().toString())
+                .build());
+      }
+    }
+    return repositories;
   }
 
   /** Create a list of muzzle directives which assert the opposite of the given MuzzleDirective. */
diff --git a/gradle/java.gradle b/gradle/java.gradle
index ec0509871f..e939315b31 100644
--- a/gradle/java.gradle
+++ b/gradle/java.gradle
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ tasks.withType(ScalaCompile).configureEach {
   targetCompatibility = JavaVersion.toVersion(project.ext.release)
 }
 
-repositories {
-  mavenCentral()
-  mavenLocal()
-}
-
 evaluationDependsOn(":dependencyManagement")
 configurations {
   dependencyManagement {
diff --git a/instrumentation/grails-3.0/javaagent/grails-3.0-javaagent.gradle b/instrumentation/grails-3.0/javaagent/grails-3.0-javaagent.gradle
index 216b591a1c..4e83d6604e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/grails-3.0/javaagent/grails-3.0-javaagent.gradle
+++ b/instrumentation/grails-3.0/javaagent/grails-3.0-javaagent.gradle
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ muzzle {
 }
 
 repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
   maven {
     url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core"
     mavenContent {
       releasesOnly()
     }
   }
+  mavenLocal()
 }
 
 // first version where our tests work
diff --git a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing.gradle b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing.gradle
index 4f217aded4..8e58983e9c 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing.gradle
+++ b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing/jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/java.gradle"
 
 // add repo for org.gradle:gradle-tooling-api which org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver:shrinkwrap-resolver-gradle-depchain depends on
 repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
   maven { url 'https://repo.gradle.org/gradle/libs-releases' }
+  mavenLocal()
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing.gradle b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing.gradle
index d4e80e7079..7ed606e19e 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing.gradle
+++ b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing/jaxrs-2.0-payara-testing.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/instrumentation.gradle"
 // add repo for org.gradle:gradle-tooling-api which org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver:shrinkwrap-resolver-gradle-depchain
 // which is used by jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing depends on
 repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
   maven { url 'https://repo.gradle.org/gradle/libs-releases' }
+  mavenLocal()
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing.gradle b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing.gradle
index 62fe2a1c0a..d62ea29b2b 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing.gradle
+++ b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing/jaxrs-2.0-tomee-testing.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/instrumentation.gradle"
 // add repo for org.gradle:gradle-tooling-api which org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver:shrinkwrap-resolver-gradle-depchain
 // which is used by jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing depends on
 repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
   maven { url 'https://repo.gradle.org/gradle/libs-releases' }
+  mavenLocal()
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing.gradle b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing.gradle
index 979f6f0079..8131b248ff 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing.gradle
+++ b/instrumentation/jaxrs/jaxrs-2.0/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing/jaxrs-2.0-wildfly-testing.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/instrumentation.gradle"
 // add repo for org.gradle:gradle-tooling-api which org.jboss.shrinkwrap.resolver:shrinkwrap-resolver-gradle-depchain
 // which is used by jaxrs-2.0-arquillian-testing depends on
 repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
   maven { url 'https://repo.gradle.org/gradle/libs-releases' }
+  mavenLocal()
 }
 
 configurations {
diff --git a/instrumentation/jms-1.1/javaagent/jms-1.1-javaagent.gradle b/instrumentation/jms-1.1/javaagent/jms-1.1-javaagent.gradle
index e61f331e73..4935376af5 100644
--- a/instrumentation/jms-1.1/javaagent/jms-1.1-javaagent.gradle
+++ b/instrumentation/jms-1.1/javaagent/jms-1.1-javaagent.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ jms2Test.forkEvery 1
 test.dependsOn jms2Test
 
 repositories {
+  mavenCentral()
   maven { url "https://repository.jboss.org/nexus/content/groups/public/" }
+  mavenLocal()
 }
 
 dependencies {
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index dbf1df73d4..7ffe668be4 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ plugins {
   id 'com.github.burrunan.s3-build-cache' version '1.1'
 }
 
+dependencyResolutionManagement {
+  repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+    mavenLocal()
+  }
+}
+
 def isCI = System.getenv("CI") != null
 def skipBuildscan = Boolean.valueOf(System.getenv("SKIP_BUILDSCAN"))
 gradleEnterprise {