diff --git a/bazel_tools/scala-https.patch b/bazel_tools/scala-https.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..17d0ab8e1ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazel_tools/scala-https.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+commit c8644cdd1d6c02fbd115b4378e2bad33faf9f725
+Author: Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann@tweag.io>
+Date:   Wed Jan 15 17:35:23 2020 +0100
+
+    Use https to access central.maven.org
+    
+    See https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041287334
+
+diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
+index 4422756..1d27936 100644
+--- a/WORKSPACE
++++ b/WORKSPACE
+@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ java_import_external(
+     name = "org_apache_commons_commons_lang_3_5_without_file",
+     generated_linkable_rule_name = "linkable_org_apache_commons_commons_lang_3_5_without_file",
+     jar_sha256 = "8ac96fc686512d777fca85e144f196cd7cfe0c0aec23127229497d1a38ff651c",
+-    jar_urls = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2/org/apache/commons/commons-lang3/3.5/commons-lang3-3.5.jar"],
++    jar_urls = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/commons/commons-lang3/3.5/commons-lang3-3.5.jar"],
+     licenses = ["notice"],  # Apache 2.0
+     neverlink = True,
+ )
+diff --git a/jmh/jmh.bzl b/jmh/jmh.bzl
+index 1eb12bb..deefd58 100644
+--- a/jmh/jmh.bzl
++++ b/jmh/jmh.bzl
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ load(
+     _scala_maven_import_external = "scala_maven_import_external",
+ )
+ 
+-def jmh_repositories(maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"]):
++def jmh_repositories(maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"]):
+     _scala_maven_import_external(
+         name = "io_bazel_rules_scala_org_openjdk_jmh_jmh_core",
+         artifact = "org.openjdk.jmh:jmh-core:1.20",
+diff --git a/junit/junit.bzl b/junit/junit.bzl
+index ad97ff1..87a4ede 100644
+--- a/junit/junit.bzl
++++ b/junit/junit.bzl
+@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ load(
+     _scala_maven_import_external = "scala_maven_import_external",
+ )
+ 
+-def junit_repositories(maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"]):
++def junit_repositories(maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"]):
+     _scala_maven_import_external(
+         name = "io_bazel_rules_scala_junit_junit",
+         artifact = "junit:junit:4.12",
+diff --git a/scala/private/macros/scala_repositories.bzl b/scala/private/macros/scala_repositories.bzl
+index 9266312..4e2be92 100644
+--- a/scala/private/macros/scala_repositories.bzl
++++ b/scala/private/macros/scala_repositories.bzl
+@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def scala_repositories(
+             _default_scala_version(),
+             _default_scala_version_jar_shas(),
+         ),
+-        maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"],
++        maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"],
+         scala_extra_jars = _default_scala_extra_jars()):
+     (scala_version, scala_version_jar_shas) = scala_version_shas
+     major_version = _extract_major_version(scala_version)
+diff --git a/scala_proto/private/scala_proto_default_repositories.bzl b/scala_proto/private/scala_proto_default_repositories.bzl
+index 2b95ce9..f94290a 100644
+--- a/scala_proto/private/scala_proto_default_repositories.bzl
++++ b/scala_proto/private/scala_proto_default_repositories.bzl
+@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ load(
+ 
+ def scala_proto_default_repositories(
+         scala_version = _default_scala_version(),
+-        maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"]):
++        maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"]):
+     major_version = _extract_major_version(scala_version)
+ 
+     scala_jar_shas = {
+diff --git a/scala_proto/scala_proto.bzl b/scala_proto/scala_proto.bzl
+index 88a62c2..a0e22e0 100644
+--- a/scala_proto/scala_proto.bzl
++++ b/scala_proto/scala_proto.bzl
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def register_default_proto_dependencies():
+ 
+ def scala_proto_repositories(
+         scala_version = _default_scala_version(),
+-        maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"]):
++        maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"]):
+     ret = scala_proto_default_repositories(scala_version, maven_servers)
+     register_default_proto_dependencies()
+     return ret
+diff --git a/specs2/specs2.bzl b/specs2/specs2.bzl
+index 769a4d5..5b698b8 100644
+--- a/specs2/specs2.bzl
++++ b/specs2/specs2.bzl
+@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def specs2_version():
+ 
+ def specs2_repositories(
+         scala_version = _default_scala_version(),
+-        maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"]):
++        maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"]):
+     major_version = _extract_major_version(scala_version)
+ 
+     scala_jar_shas = {
+diff --git a/specs2/specs2_junit.bzl b/specs2/specs2_junit.bzl
+index 813f329..66cf781 100644
+--- a/specs2/specs2_junit.bzl
++++ b/specs2/specs2_junit.bzl
+@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ load(
+ 
+ def specs2_junit_repositories(
+         scala_version = _default_scala_version(),
+-        maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"]):
++        maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"]):
+     major_version = _extract_major_version(scala_version)
+ 
+     specs2_repositories(scala_version, maven_servers)
+diff --git a/twitter_scrooge/twitter_scrooge.bzl b/twitter_scrooge/twitter_scrooge.bzl
+index 79d1573..90ea005 100644
+--- a/twitter_scrooge/twitter_scrooge.bzl
++++ b/twitter_scrooge/twitter_scrooge.bzl
+@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ _jar_extension = ".jar"
+ 
+ def twitter_scrooge(
+         scala_version = _default_scala_version(),
+-        maven_servers = ["http://central.maven.org/maven2"]):
++        maven_servers = ["https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2"]):
+     major_version = _extract_major_version(scala_version)
+ 
+     _scala_maven_import_external(
diff --git a/deps.bzl b/deps.bzl
index 68a36bf99489..c953844611da 100644
--- a/deps.bzl
+++ b/deps.bzl
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ def daml_deps():
             sha256 = "37eb013ea3e6a940da70df43fe2dd6f423d1ac0849042aa586f9ac157321018d",
             patches = [
                 "@com_github_digital_asset_daml//bazel_tools:scala-escape-jvmflags.patch",
+                "@com_github_digital_asset_daml//bazel_tools:scala-https.patch",
             ],
             patch_args = ["-p1"],
         )