diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12786214..290c3da7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ under the License.
   <scm>
     <connection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-javadoc-plugin.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/maven-javadoc-plugin.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>maven-javadoc-plugin-3.8.0</tag>
+    <tag>HEAD</tag>
     <url>https://github.com/apache/maven-javadoc-plugin/tree/${project.scm.tag}</url>
   </scm>
   <issueManagement>