diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bf8a5300f4..b7e96776d0 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ buildscript {
             }
             gradlePluginPortal()
             mavenCentral()
-            jcenter()
+            maven {
+                url "${publicArtifactURL}/jcenter-backup"
+            }
         }
     }
     dependencies {
@@ -468,7 +470,9 @@ allprojects {
                 }
             }
             mavenCentral()
-            jcenter()
+            maven {
+                url "${publicArtifactURL}/jcenter-backup"
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tools/checkpoint-agent/build.gradle b/tools/checkpoint-agent/build.gradle
index 228a6de595..3242ab88cb 100644
--- a/tools/checkpoint-agent/build.gradle
+++ b/tools/checkpoint-agent/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
         mavenCentral()
-        jcenter()
+        maven {
+            url "${publicArtifactURL}/jcenter-backup"
+        }
     }
 
     dependencies {
@@ -20,7 +22,9 @@ buildscript {
 repositories {
     mavenLocal()
     mavenCentral()
-    jcenter()
+    maven {
+        url "${publicArtifactURL}/jcenter-backup"
+    }
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'kotlin'