diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a0b8a1de..74a9fc25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
               <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-              <version>2.0.1</version>
+              <version>2.1.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>