diff --git a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
index 2fdde71b..bfeac519 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
+      <exclusions>
+        <exclusion>
+          <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
+          <artifactId>plexus-container-default</artifactId>
+        </exclusion>
+      </exclusions>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3622f12d..37aa1a5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
   </distributionManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <scmVersion>2.0.1</scmVersion>
+    <scmVersion>2.1.0</scmVersion>
     <mavenVersion>3.6.3</mavenVersion>
     <resolverVersion>1.4.1</resolverVersion>
     <wagonVersion>3.5.3</wagonVersion>