diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a4167b02..73abe6a5e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -720,10 +720,11 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                 <artifactId>plexus-sec-dispatcher</artifactId>
                 <version>1.4</version>
             </dependency>
+            <!-- upgrading beyond 2.2 requires reworking the dependency resolution -->
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-dependency-tree</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0</version>
+                <version>2.2</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>