diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0dacbac..bda0735 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 -->
 
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-parent</artifactId>
         <version>43</version>
     </parent>
-    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-net</artifactId>
     <version>3.7-SNAPSHOT</version>