diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f2a162..5745853 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     </properties>
 
     <scm>
-        <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/DANS-KNAW/${project.artifactId}</developerConnection>
+        <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://github.com/DANS-KNAW/${project.artifactId}</developerConnection>
         <tag>HEAD</tag>
     </scm>