diff --git a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
index e147691d..75000e42 100644
--- a/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
+++ b/bin/templates/project/build.gradle
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ buildscript {
     }
 }
 
+// Allow plugins to declare Maven dependencies via build-extras.gradle.
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
 task wrapper(type: Wrapper) {
     gradleVersion = '2.2.1'
 }