diff --git a/src/documentTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/snippet/SnippetExecutable.kt b/src/documentTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/snippet/SnippetExecutable.kt
index 9a689ca20..7423b312d 100644
--- a/src/documentTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/snippet/SnippetExecutable.kt
+++ b/src/documentTest/kotlin/com/github/jengelman/gradle/plugins/shadow/snippet/SnippetExecutable.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ sealed class SnippetExecutable : Executable {
       .resolve("settings.gradle")
       .writeText(
         """
+        |gradle.beforeProject { p ->
+        |  // Snippet version placeholders resolve to '+', so avoid frequent remote version checks.
+        |  p.buildscript.configurations.configureEach {
+        |    resolutionStrategy.cacheDynamicVersionsFor(30, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.DAYS)
+        |  }
+        |  p.configurations.configureEach {
+        |    resolutionStrategy.cacheDynamicVersionsFor(30, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.DAYS)
+        |  }
+        |}
         |dependencyResolutionManagement {
         |  repositories {
         |    mavenLocal()