diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00ce33c86d..59dc1f2a53 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
       <extension>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1.0</version>
+        <version>2.2.1</version>
       </extension>
       <extension>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>