diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index c9a1f8e387..200d74f8b8 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ repositories {
         }
     }
     maven { url "https://jaspersoft.jfrog.io/jaspersoft/third-party-ce-artifacts" }
-    maven { url "https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/" }
+    maven { url "https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/"
+        content {
+            excludeGroup("org.geotools")
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // the task `run` of the gretty plugin conflicts with the task with the same