diff --git a/maven/infrastructure/parent-pom/pom.xml b/maven/infrastructure/parent-pom/pom.xml
index 6cb4bc5..e7f1369 100644
--- a/maven/infrastructure/parent-pom/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/infrastructure/parent-pom/pom.xml
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 			<extension>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.wagon</groupId>
 				<artifactId>wagon-ssh-external</artifactId>
-				<version>3.3.4</version>
+				<version>3.5.3</version>
 			</extension>
 		</extensions>
 	</build>
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
 			    otherwise the variables from the below URL will be pasted verbatim for references
 			    to the parent pom =:-0
 			-->
-			<url>${protocol}://${ot.host}${ot.maven.repository.basepath}/sites/${project.artifactId}</url>
+			<url>${protocol}://${ot.host}:${ot.maven.repository.basepath}/sites/${project.artifactId}</url>
 		</site>
 		<repository>
 			<id>ObjectTeamsRepository</id>
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 			<!--
 				most values are fed from settings.xml
 			-->
-			<url>${protocol}://${ot.host}${ot.maven.repository.basepath}/repository</url>
+			<url>${protocol}://${ot.host}:${ot.maven.repository.basepath}/repository</url>
 			<layout>default</layout>
 		</repository>
 	</distributionManagement>
diff --git a/maven/infrastructure/settings-jipp.xml b/maven/infrastructure/settings-jipp.xml
index f2ef7a8..4a2bf16 100644
--- a/maven/infrastructure/settings-jipp.xml
+++ b/maven/infrastructure/settings-jipp.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 			<properties>
 				<otre.export.dir>/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/release-for-maven/otre-export</otre.export.dir>
 				<ecj.export.dir>/home/jenkins/agent/workspace/release-for-maven/ecotj</ecj.export.dir>
-				<protocol>ssh</protocol>
+				<protocol>scpexe</protocol>
 				<ot.host>genie.objectteams@projects-storage.eclipse.org</ot.host>
 				<ot.maven.repository.basepath>/home/data/httpd/download.eclipse.org/objectteams/maven/3</ot.maven.repository.basepath>
 			</properties>