diff --git a/plugin-parent/project.properties b/plugin-parent/project.properties
index 289c673b..af12066a 100644
--- a/plugin-parent/project.properties
+++ b/plugin-parent/project.properties
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ maven.repo.list=apache
 
 maven.repo.apache=scp://${pom.distributionSite}
 maven.repo.apache.directory=${pom.distributionDirectory}
+maven.repo.apache.group=maven
 # These must be set elsewhere
 #maven.repo.apache.username=
 #maven.repo.apache.privatekey=
@@ -56,3 +57,4 @@ maven.repo.apachecvs.directory=/www/cvs.apache.org/repository
 maven.repo.apachecvs.username=${maven.repo.apache.username}
 maven.repo.apachecvs.privatekey=${maven.repo.apache.privatekey}
 maven.repo.apachecvs.passphrase=${maven.repo.apache.passphrase}
+maven.repo.apachecvs.group=maven