diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/stubs/TagletArtifactsMavenProjectStub.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/stubs/TagletArtifactsMavenProjectStub.java
index 67afe30..2f97352 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/stubs/TagletArtifactsMavenProjectStub.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/javadoc/stubs/TagletArtifactsMavenProjectStub.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     public List<ArtifactRepository> getRemoteArtifactRepositories()
     {
         ArtifactRepository repository =
-            new DefaultArtifactRepository( "central", "http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
+            new DefaultArtifactRepository( "central", "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
                                            new DefaultRepositoryLayout() );
 
         return Collections.singletonList( repository );