diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a530760..5211ecf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -298,6 +298,11 @@
                 <version>2.5.3</version>
                 <dependencies>
                     <!-- Fixes release commit creation on systems which are not in English -->
+                    <dependency>
+                        <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>maven-scm-api</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.13.0</version>
+                    </dependency>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>