diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2f524287f6..afefa62fbc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 		<hoverfly-junit.version>0.2.2</hoverfly-junit.version>
 		<commons-text.version>1.6</commons-text.version>
 		<handlebars.version>4.1.2</handlebars.version>
-		<jgit.version>5.1.3.201810200350-r</jgit.version>
+		<contract.jgit.version>5.1.3.201810200350-r</contract.jgit.version>
 		<javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
 		<!-- We need to have compatibility with Gradle -->
 		<groovy.version>2.4.15</groovy.version>
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.eclipse.jgit</groupId>
 				<artifactId>org.eclipse.jgit</artifactId>
-				<version>${jgit.version}</version>
+				<version>${contract.jgit.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- a proxy to ssh-agent and Pageant in Java -->
 			<dependency>