diff --git a/geronimo-servlet_3.1_spec/pom.xml b/geronimo-servlet_3.1_spec/pom.xml
index b703cd3c3..2e58d2d82 100644
--- a/geronimo-servlet_3.1_spec/pom.xml
+++ b/geronimo-servlet_3.1_spec/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <repository>
             <id>apache.snapshots</id>
             <name>Apache Snapshots Repository</name>
-            <url>http://repository.apache.org/snapshots</url>
+            <url>https://repository.apache.org/snapshots</url>
             <layout>default</layout>
             <snapshots>
                 <enabled>true</enabled>