diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12142765af..8ff64d57d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
    <parent>
       <groupId>org.jboss</groupId>
       <artifactId>jboss-parent</artifactId>
-      <version>14</version>
+      <version>12</version>
    </parent>
 
    <groupId>org.jboss.forge</groupId>
@@ -586,6 +586,14 @@
             <configuration>
                <preparationGoals>clean install</preparationGoals>
             </configuration>
+            <dependencies>
+               <dependency>
+                  <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
+                  <artifactId>maven-scm-provider-gitexe</artifactId>
+                  <!-- This version is necessary for use with git version 1.8.5 -->
+                  <version>1.8.1</version>
+               </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
          </plugin>
          <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>