diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..acc51a7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+allprojects {
+    repositories {
+      maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
+      mavenCentral()
+//      mavenLocal() // for local testing, do not commit uncommented
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/audit-test-allow-update-outside-transaction/build.gradle b/examples/audit-test-allow-update-outside-transaction/build.gradle
index a7746a4c..385eb753 100644
--- a/examples/audit-test-allow-update-outside-transaction/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/audit-test-allow-update-outside-transaction/build.gradle
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ assets {
     minifyCss = true
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
-    maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
-}
-
 configurations {
     developmentOnly
     runtimeOnlyClasspath {
diff --git a/examples/audit-test/build.gradle b/examples/audit-test/build.gradle
index b1fce0be..7adae04f 100644
--- a/examples/audit-test/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/audit-test/build.gradle
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ assets {
     minifyCss = true
 }
 
-repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
-    maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
-}
-
 configurations {
     developmentOnly
     runtimeOnlyClasspath {
diff --git a/plugin/build.gradle b/plugin/build.gradle
index c5a059c3..c026289a 100644
--- a/plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/plugin/build.gradle
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ apply plugin: "idea"
 apply plugin: "org.grails.grails-plugin"
 apply plugin: "org.grails.grails-gsp"
 
-repositories {
-    mavenLocal()
-    mavenCentral()
-    maven { url "https://repo.grails.org/grails/core" }
-}
-
 compileJava.options.release = 17
 
 dependencies {