diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6c013bb56..cf27f898f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
   </issueManagement>
 
   <scm>
-    <connection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/collections/trunk</connection>
+    <connection>scm:svn:http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/collections/trunk</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:svn:https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/commons/proper/collections/trunk</developerConnection>
     <url>http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/commons/proper/collections/trunk</url>
   </scm>