diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 34210f2a1..f0cac3d31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ The following settings are supported:
 * `java.errors.incompleteClasspath.severity` : Specifies the severity of the message when the classpath is incomplete for a Java file. Supported values are `ignore`, `info`, `warning`, `error`.
 * `java.trace.server` : Traces the communication between VS Code and the Java language server.
 * `java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration` : Specifies how modifications on build files update the Java classpath/configuration. Supported values are `disabled` (nothing happens), `interactive` (asks about updating on every modification), `automatic` (updating is automatically triggered).
-* `java.configuration.maven.userSettings` : Path to Maven's settings.xml.
+* `java.configuration.maven.userSettings` : Path to Maven's user settings.xml.
 * `java.configuration.checkProjectSettingsExclusions`: Checks if the extension-generated project settings files (`.project`, `.classpath`, `.factorypath`, `.settings/`) should be excluded from the file explorer. Defaults to `true`.
 * `java.referencesCodeLens.enabled` : Enable/disable the references code lenses.
 * `java.implementationsCodeLens.enabled` : Enable/disable the implementations code lenses.
@@ -170,10 +170,11 @@ The following settings are supported:
 * `java.project.resourceFilters`: Excludes files and folders from being refreshed by the Java Language Server, which can improve the overall performance. For example, ["node_modules",".git"] will exclude all files and folders named 'node_modules' or '.git'. Defaults to ["node_modules",".git"].
 * `java.templates.fileHeader`: Specifies the file header comment for new Java file. Supports configuring multi-line comments with an array of strings, and using ${variable} to reference the [predefined variables](https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Predefined-Variables-for-Java-Template-Snippets).
 * `java.templates.typeComment`: Specifies the type comment for new Java type. Supports configuring multi-line comments with an array of strings, and using ${variable} to reference the [predefined variables](https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Predefined-Variables-for-Java-Template-Snippets).
-
-New in 0.69.0:
 * `java.references.includeAccessors`: Include getter, setter and builder/constructor when finding references. Default to true.
 
+New in 0.70.0:
+* `java.configuration.maven.globalSettings` : Path to Maven's global settings.xml.
+
 Semantic Highlighting
 ===============
 [Semantic Highlighting](https://github.com/redhat-developer/vscode-java/wiki/Semantic-Highlighting) is controlled by the `java.semanticHighlighting.enabled` preference. When enabled, it fixes numerous syntax highlighting issues with the default Java Textmate grammar. However, you might experience different small issues, particularly a delay when it kicks in, as it needs to be computed by the Java Language server, when opening a new file or when typing.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ee4ce8c4..520a8d14c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -233,7 +233,13 @@
         "java.configuration.maven.userSettings": {
           "type": "string",
           "default": null,
-          "description": "Path to Maven's settings.xml",
+          "description": "Path to Maven's user settings.xml",
+          "scope": "window"
+        },
+        "java.configuration.maven.globalSettings": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "default": null,
+          "description": "Path to Maven's global settings.xml",
           "scope": "window"
         },
         "java.format.enabled": {