diff --git a/packages/maven-base/pom.xml b/packages/maven-base/pom.xml
index d43d16222de..a693a7e9192 100644
--- a/packages/maven-base/pom.xml
+++ b/packages/maven-base/pom.xml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
     <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
     <version>32</version>
+    <relativePath />
   </parent>
 
   <groupId>org.kie</groupId>