diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index 47bff83251..b442241d09 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ This page describes the noteworthy improvements provided by each release of Ecli
 
 ## Next release...
 
+### Move Linux Tools plug-ins to Java 21
+
+Linux Tools plug-ins now require Java 21
+
 ## 8.14.0
 
 ### Docker Tooling
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fb040219ea..b706900f72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@
       <id>repo.eclipse.org</id>
       <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/groups/releases/</url>
     </pluginRepository>
-    <pluginRepository>
-      <id>Maven Central Proxy</id>
-      <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/maven_central/</url>
-    </pluginRepository>
     <pluginRepository>
       <id>tycho-snapshots</id>
       <url>https://repo.eclipse.org/content/repositories/tycho-snapshots/</url>