diff --git a/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml b/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
index bb9c89879b..e47ce1dec2 100644
--- a/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/impl/maven-xml/pom.xml
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ under the License.
       <exclusions>
         <!-- we need the exclusion to be able to release, else we have a cycle -->
         <exclusion>
-          <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-          <artifactId>maven-xml</artifactId>
+          <groupId>*</groupId>
+          <artifactId>*</artifactId>
         </exclusion>
       </exclusions>
     </dependency>