diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6b02a1c8d..6128c0bc4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-model-converter</artifactId>
-        <version>${maven.version}</version>
+        <version>2.0.4</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>