diff --git a/plugin-parent/project.properties b/plugin-parent/project.properties
index 7265c7b1..abd53950 100644
--- a/plugin-parent/project.properties
+++ b/plugin-parent/project.properties
@@ -65,4 +65,9 @@ maven.multiproject.type=plugin
 maven.compile.target=1.3
 maven.compile.source=1.3
 
+# TODO: should not be necessary
 maven.changelog.factory=org.apache.maven.svnlib.SvnChangeLogFactory
+
+# TODO: derive from SCM URL
+maven.scm.svn.tag.base=https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/maven-1/plugins/tags
+