diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 15568eaa7..4f072c369 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   </properties>
 
   <scm>
-    <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
+    <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:ebean-orm/ebean.git</developerConnection>
     <tag>HEAD</tag>
   </scm>