diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 052d40a0..9d8f7376 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
   </repositories>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/${gitHubRepo}.git</connection>
+    <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:${gitHubRepo}.git</developerConnection>
     <url>https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}</url>
     <tag>${scmTag}</tag>