diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8aa7a3f3277..c16ad36b95a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-scm-plugin</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.6</version>
+                    <version>1.7</version>
                 </plugin>
 
                 <plugin>