diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a188bbe..470085fe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.1.0</version>
+                        <version>2.2.1</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
                 <configuration>