diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 139cad28519..59070fed325 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 - PR #6789 Rename `unary_op` to `unary_operator`
 - PR #6770 Support building decimal columns with Table.TestBuilder
 - PR #6819 Use CMake 3.19 for RMM when building cuDF jar
+- PR #6833 Use settings.xml if existing for internal build
 
 ## Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/java/ci/build-in-docker.sh b/java/ci/build-in-docker.sh
index 4576114ada1..964adf2f4e4 100755
--- a/java/ci/build-in-docker.sh
+++ b/java/ci/build-in-docker.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ if [ "$SIGN_FILE" == true ]; then
     BUILD_ARG="$BUILD_ARG -Prelease"
 fi
 
+if [ -f $WORKSPACE/java/ci/settings.xml ]; then
+    # Build with an internal settings.xml
+    BUILD_ARG="$BUILD_ARG -s $WORKSPACE/java/ci/settings.xml"
+fi
+
 cd $WORKSPACE/java
 mvn -B clean package $BUILD_ARG