diff --git a/core/store/dist/pom.xml b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
index eebb8ff..d7db462 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/pom.xml
+++ b/core/store/dist/pom.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@
 
     <description>ONOS Gossip based distributed store subsystems</description>
 
+    <repositories>
+        <!-- FIXME: for copycat. Decide how to deal with these before release. -->
+        <repository>
+            <id>onlab-temp</id>
+            <name>ON.lab temporary repository</name>
+            <url>http://mavenrepo.onlab.us:8081/nexus/content/groups/public</url>
+            <snapshots>
+                <enabled>true</enabled>
+            </snapshots>
+        </repository>
+    </repositories>
+
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onlab.onos</groupId>