diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5e12cc42..847ea3444 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         <plugin>
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
-          <version>2.0.0-M2</version>
+          <version>2.0.0-M3</version>
           <configuration>
             <tag>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}</tag>
           </configuration>