diff --git a/build-coatjava.sh b/build-coatjava.sh
index 736db22a1e..257cd2a02c 100755
--- a/build-coatjava.sh
+++ b/build-coatjava.sh
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ $python etc/bankdefs/util/bankSplit.py $prefix_dir/etc/bankdefs/hipo4 || exit 1
 
 # use maven to copy a CLARA jar to a separate directory:
 mvn org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-dependency-plugin:3.10.0:copy \
-     -Dartifact=org.jlab.coda:jclara:4.3:jar -DoutputDirectory=$prefix_dir/lib/utils -DstripVersion=false
+     -Dartifact=org.jlab.coda:jclara:6.0-SNAPSHOT:jar -DoutputDirectory=$prefix_dir/lib/utils -DstripVersion=false
 
 # build (and test)
 unset CLAS12DIR
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e90ff20461..00c187b7e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
       <id>clas12-hipo-java</id>  <!-- `jnp-hipo4` is now built and published from its own repository, https://code.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/hipo-java. Project 919's package registry is public -->
       <url>https://code.jlab.org/api/v4/projects/919/packages/maven</url>
     </repository>
+    <repository>
+      <id>clas12-clara-java</id>
+      <url>https://code.jlab.org/api/v4/projects/243/packages/maven</url>
+    </repository>
     <repository>
       <id>clas12maven</id>
       <url>https://clasweb.jlab.org/.clas12maven</url>