diff --git a/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/maven/MavenDependenciesResolver.kt b/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/maven/MavenDependenciesResolver.kt
index ba02b5477f1..416fcae06ce 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/maven/MavenDependenciesResolver.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/src/kotlin/script/experimental/dependencies/maven/MavenDependenciesResolver.kt
@@ -88,11 +88,8 @@ class MavenDependenciesResolver : ExternalDependenciesResolver {
     ): ResultWithDiagnostics<Boolean> {
         val url = repositoryCoordinates.toRepositoryUrlOrNull()
             ?: return false.asSuccess()
-        val repo = RemoteRepository.Builder(
-            repositoryCoordinates.string,
-            "default",
-            url.toString()
-        )
+        val repoId = repositoryCoordinates.string.replace(FORBIDDEN_CHARS, "_")
+        val repo = RemoteRepository.Builder(repoId, "default", url.toString())
         if (repositoryCoordinates is MavenRepositoryCoordinates) {
             val username = repositoryCoordinates.username?.let(::tryResolveEnvironmentVariable)
             val password = repositoryCoordinates.password?.let(::tryResolveEnvironmentVariable)
@@ -109,4 +106,14 @@ class MavenDependenciesResolver : ExternalDependenciesResolver {
         repos.add(repo.build())
         return true.asSuccess()
     }
+
+    companion object {
+        /**
+         * These characters are forbidden in Windows, Linux or Mac file names.
+         * As the repository ID is used in metadata filename generation
+         * (see [org.eclipse.aether.internal.impl.SimpleLocalRepositoryManager.getRepositoryKey]),
+         * they should be replaced with an allowed character.
+         */
+        private val FORBIDDEN_CHARS = Regex("[/\\\\:<>\"|?*]")
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/test/kotlin/script/experimental/test/MavenResolverTest.kt b/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/test/kotlin/script/experimental/test/MavenResolverTest.kt
index b9222561f6f..9b66fac03a0 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/test/kotlin/script/experimental/test/MavenResolverTest.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/dependencies-maven/test/kotlin/script/experimental/test/MavenResolverTest.kt
@@ -81,6 +81,18 @@ class MavenResolverTest : ResolversTestBase() {
         }
     }
 
+    // Ignored - tests with custom repos often break the CI due to the caching issues
+    // TODO: find a way to enable it back
+    @Ignore
+    fun ignore_testCustomRepositoryId() {
+        val resolver = MavenDependenciesResolver()
+        resolver.addRepository("https://repo.osgeo.org/repository/release/")
+        val files = runBlocking {
+            resolver.resolve("org.geotools:gt-shapefile:[23,)")
+        }.valueOrThrow()
+        assertTrue(files.any { it.name.startsWith("gt-shapefile") })
+    }
+
     // Ignored - tests with custom repos often break the CI due to the caching issues
     // TODO: find a way to enable it back
     @Ignore