diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e1953a6b7d..3d0d57d0e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -863,8 +863,8 @@
     <legman.version>1.4.2</legman.version>
 
     <!-- webserver -->
-    <jetty.version>9.2.10.v20150310</jetty.version>
-    <jetty.maven.version>9.2.10.v20150310</jetty.maven.version>
+    <jetty.version>9.4.14.v20181114</jetty.version>
+    <jetty.maven.version>9.4.14.v20181114</jetty.maven.version>
 
     <!-- security libraries -->
     <ssp.version>1.1.0</ssp.version>
diff --git a/scm-it/pom.xml b/scm-it/pom.xml
index 3f518dd9fe..c38c73ce3e 100644
--- a/scm-it/pom.xml
+++ b/scm-it/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 
   <groupId>sonia.scm</groupId>
   <artifactId>scm-it</artifactId>
-  <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <!-- we need type war, because the jetty plugin does not work with jar or pom -->
+  <packaging>war</packaging>
   <version>2.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>scm-it</name>
 
@@ -91,6 +92,14 @@
   <build>
     <plugins>
 
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <failOnMissingWebXml>false</failOnMissingWebXml>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.mycila.maven-license-plugin</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-license-plugin</artifactId>