diff --git a/project/pom.xml b/project/pom.xml
index fdc83952ec..6fc98fdc6d 100644
--- a/project/pom.xml
+++ b/project/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
     <version>14</version>
+    <relativePath/>    
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.apache.jclouds</groupId>
   <artifactId>jclouds-project</artifactId>