diff --git a/scm-ui-components/package.json b/scm-ui-components/package.json
index 6fe782506e..d0f1be6ff9 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/package.json
+++ b/scm-ui-components/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "bootstrap": "lerna bootstrap",
-    "link": "lerna exec -- yarn link"
+    "link": "lerna exec -- yarn link",
+    "unlink": "lerna exec -- yarn unlink"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "lerna": "^3.2.1"
diff --git a/scm-ui-components/pom.xml b/scm-ui-components/pom.xml
index 19e8bc7a49..ba2c12d686 100644
--- a/scm-ui-components/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-ui-components/pom.xml
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@
               <script>link</script>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>unlink</id>
+            <phase>clean</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>run</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <script>unlink</script>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>