diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8544b564b..697fa40d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
         <repository>
             <id>apache.snapshots</id>
             <name>Apache Maven Repository (Snapshots and Test Builds)</name>
-            <url>http://people.apache.org/maven-snapshot-repository</url>
+            <url>https://people.apache.org/maven-snapshot-repository</url>
             <releases><enabled>false</enabled></releases>
             <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
         </repository>