diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1cd5984..91c70838 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   </issueManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven.scm.version>1.9.5</maven.scm.version>
+    <maven.scm.version>1.11.2</maven.scm.version>
     <maven.api.version>3.0</maven.api.version>
     <mojo.java.target>1.7</mojo.java.target>
     <maven.it.version>3.1.1</maven.it.version>