diff --git a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml
index f0a92b8c30..08b1ab505e 100644
--- a/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-clients/scm-client-impl/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@
       <version>1.6</version>
     </dependency>
     
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>com.ning</groupId>
+      <artifactId>async-http-client</artifactId>
+      <version>1.6.3</version>
+    </dependency>
+    
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.sonatype.spice</groupId>
       <artifactId>jersey-ahc-client</artifactId>
@@ -102,6 +108,17 @@
     
   </dependencies>
 
+  <!-- for async-http-client -->
+
+  <repositories>
+  
+    <repository>
+      <id>Sonatype</id>
+      <name>Sonatype Release</name>
+      <url>http://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/releases </url>
+    </repository>
+  
+  </repositories>
 
   <profiles>
     <profile>