diff --git a/sandbox/pom-pre-alpha-converter/pom.xml b/sandbox/pom-pre-alpha-converter/pom.xml
index 783efd9a1b..2ed0ed87c5 100644
--- a/sandbox/pom-pre-alpha-converter/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/pom-pre-alpha-converter/pom.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<model>
+<project>
   <parent>
     <artifactId>maven-component</artifactId>
     <groupId>maven</groupId>
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-</model>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file