ListupdateUnitProviders = UpdateUnitProviderFactory.getDefault().getUpdateUnitProviders(true); for (int i = 0; i < updateUnitProviders.size(); i++) { UpdateUnitProvider pr = updateUnitProviders.get(i); String name = pr.getDisplayName(); if("MyUpdateCenter".equals(name)){ pr.setProviderURL(new URL("http://example.com/updateCenter")); pr.refresh(ProgressHandle.createHandle("UpdateCenter refresh"), true); break; } }