diff --git a/sling-parent/pom.xml b/sling-parent/pom.xml
index 6d6b37a..275f80e 100644
--- a/sling-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/sling-parent/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     See the License for the specific language governing permissions
     and limitations under the License.
 -->
-<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">
+<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"
+    child.project.url.inherit.append.path="false">
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
     <parent>
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@
                         <configuration>
                             <rules>
                                 <requireMavenVersion>
-                                    <version>3.3.9</version>
+                                    <version>3.6.1</version><!-- for https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-5951 and https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MNG-6059-->
                                 </requireMavenVersion>
                             </rules>
                         </configuration>