diff --git a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
index 979c72054..fcc98e21e 100644
--- a/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-scm-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@
       <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-      <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
-      <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-settings</artifactId>
@@ -138,6 +132,12 @@
       <version>3.3.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-compat</artifactId>
+      <version>${mavenVersion}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.maven.scm</groupId>
       <artifactId>maven-scm-test</artifactId>