diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6cb06cbb21..de1a088ebc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
 
     <!-- repostitory libraries -->
     <jgit.version>3.2.0.201312181205-r</jgit.version>
-    <svnkit.version>1.7.10-scm4</svnkit.version>
+    <svnkit.version>1.8.3-scm1</svnkit.version>
     
     <!-- util libraries -->
     <guava.version>15.0</guava.version>