diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Avoid caching of detected browser language ([#1176](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1176))
 - Fixes configuration of jetty listener address with system property `jetty.host` ([#1173](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1173), [#1174](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1174))
 - Fixes loading plugin bundles with context path `/` ([#1182](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1182/files), [#1181](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/issues/1181))
+- Sets the new plugin center URL once ([#1184](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/pull/1184))
 
 ## [2.0.0] - 2020-06-04
 ### Added
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/update/plugin/PluginCenterUpdateStep.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/update/plugin/PluginCenterUpdateStep.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5b8f209ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/update/plugin/PluginCenterUpdateStep.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.update.plugin;
+
+import sonia.scm.config.ScmConfiguration;
+import sonia.scm.migration.UpdateStep;
+import sonia.scm.plugin.Extension;
+import sonia.scm.store.ConfigurationStore;
+import sonia.scm.store.ConfigurationStoreFactory;
+import sonia.scm.version.Version;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+import static sonia.scm.version.Version.parse;
+
+@Extension
+public class PluginCenterUpdateStep implements UpdateStep {
+
+  private final ConfigurationStoreFactory configurationStoreFactory;
+
+  @Inject
+  public PluginCenterUpdateStep(ConfigurationStoreFactory configurationStoreFactory) {
+    this.configurationStoreFactory = configurationStoreFactory;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public void doUpdate() {
+    ConfigurationStore<ScmConfiguration> configurationStore = configurationStoreFactory
+      .withType(ScmConfiguration.class)
+      .withName("config")
+      .build();
+    configurationStore.getOptional()
+      .ifPresent(config -> {
+        config.setPluginUrl(ScmConfiguration.DEFAULT_PLUGINURL);
+        configurationStore.set(config);
+      });
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Version getTargetVersion() {
+    return parse("2.0.0");
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String getAffectedDataType() {
+    return "sonia.scm.plugin-center";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/update/plugin/PluginCenterUpdateStepTest.java b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/update/plugin/PluginCenterUpdateStepTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b695462d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/test/java/sonia/scm/update/plugin/PluginCenterUpdateStepTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2020-present Cloudogu GmbH and Contributors
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package sonia.scm.update.plugin;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import sonia.scm.config.ScmConfiguration;
+import sonia.scm.store.ConfigurationStore;
+import sonia.scm.store.InMemoryConfigurationStoreFactory;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
+class PluginCenterUpdateStepTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldNotCreateConfigIfNoConfigIsPresent() {
+    InMemoryConfigurationStoreFactory configurationStoreFactory = new InMemoryConfigurationStoreFactory();
+    new PluginCenterUpdateStep(configurationStoreFactory)
+      .doUpdate();
+    ScmConfiguration config = configurationStoreFactory.withType(ScmConfiguration.class).withName("config").build().get();
+    assertThat(config).isNull();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void shouldOverwriteOldPluginCenterUrl() {
+    InMemoryConfigurationStoreFactory configurationStoreFactory = new InMemoryConfigurationStoreFactory();
+    ConfigurationStore<ScmConfiguration> configurationStore = configurationStoreFactory.withType(ScmConfiguration.class).withName("config").build();
+    ScmConfiguration scmConfiguration = new ScmConfiguration();
+    scmConfiguration.setPluginUrl("http://some.old/url");
+    configurationStore.set(scmConfiguration);
+    new PluginCenterUpdateStep(configurationStoreFactory)
+      .doUpdate();
+    ScmConfiguration config = configurationStore.get();
+    assertThat(config.getPluginUrl()).isEqualTo(ScmConfiguration.DEFAULT_PLUGINURL);
+  }
+}