diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 587f26f..eef4dce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@
       <artifactId>maven-scm-manager-plexus</artifactId>
       <version>${maven.scm.version}</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+          <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>