diff --git a/eclipse/project.xml b/eclipse/project.xml
index 496047b6..430a0391 100644
--- a/eclipse/project.xml
+++ b/eclipse/project.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
  -->
-
-<project>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/3.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v3_0_0.xsd">
   <extend>../plugin-parent/project.xml</extend>
   <pomVersion>3</pomVersion>
   <id>maven-eclipse-plugin</id>