diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 899d117539..4c14c944fb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}</connection>
-    <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}</developerConnection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:${gitHubRepo}.git</developerConnection>
     <tag>${scmTag}</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/${gitHubRepo}</url>
   </scm>