diff --git a/abbot/project.xml b/abbot/project.xml
index f40ab5f2..7be7ef10 100644
--- a/abbot/project.xml
+++ b/abbot/project.xml
@@ -152,7 +152,16 @@
         <abbot.webstart>true</abbot.webstart>
       </properties>  
     </dependency>
-    
+
+    <!-- Note: It seems this is required only by some versions of Maven
+         (Maven rc3 for example). -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>commons-jelly</groupId>
+      <artifactId>commons-jelly-tags-xml</artifactId>
+      <version>20030211.142705</version>
+      <url>http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/jelly/libs/xml/</url>
+    </dependency>
+
   </dependencies>
   <reports>
     <report>maven-changes-plugin</report>