diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
index ef695c4313e..febdf4984e6 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/pom.xml
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.4</version>
 				<executions>
 					<execution>
 						<id>enforce-rules</id>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml
index 340c1617362..0070193f8f9 100644
--- a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/pom.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.10</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<cloneProjectsTo>${project.build.directory}/it</cloneProjectsTo>
 					<settingsFile>src/it/settings.xml</settingsFile>
diff --git a/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/settings.xml b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/settings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1e0ace341b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-boot-samples/spring-boot-sample-custom-layout/src/it/settings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<settings>
+	<profiles>
+		<profile>
+			<id>it-repo</id>
+			<activation>
+				<activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+			</activation>
+			<repositories>
+				<repository>
+					<id>local.central</id>
+					<url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
+					<releases>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</releases>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</repository>
+			</repositories>
+			<pluginRepositories>
+				<pluginRepository>
+					<id>local.central</id>
+					<url>@localRepositoryUrl@</url>
+					<releases>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</releases>
+					<snapshots>
+						<enabled>true</enabled>
+					</snapshots>
+				</pluginRepository>
+			</pluginRepositories>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+</settings>