diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d98eda7..fdfafdc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
   </issueManagement>
 
   <properties>
-    <maven-scm.version>1.2</maven-scm.version>
+    <maven-scm.version>1.3</maven-scm.version>
     <doxiaVersion>1.0</doxiaVersion>
     <mavenVersion>2.0.6</mavenVersion>
     <sitePluginVersion>2.0.1</sitePluginVersion>
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/stubs/ScmProviderStub.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/stubs/ScmProviderStub.java
index b336f8a..be65505 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/stubs/ScmProviderStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugin/changelog/stubs/ScmProviderStub.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
  */
 
 import org.apache.maven.scm.ScmBranch;
+import org.apache.maven.scm.ScmBranchParameters;
 import org.apache.maven.scm.ScmException;
 import org.apache.maven.scm.ScmFileSet;
 import org.apache.maven.scm.ScmTagParameters;
@@ -476,4 +477,10 @@
     {
         return null;
     }
+
+    public BranchScmResult branch( ScmRepository arg0, ScmFileSet arg1, String arg2, ScmBranchParameters arg3 )
+        throws ScmException
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
 }