diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d3391a22..c9ad75c3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                       <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.1</version>
+                        <version>2.2.1</version>
                       </dependency>
                       <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>