diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 79ef1a3..c71f578 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <groupId>org.eclipse.ee4j</groupId>
         <artifactId>project</artifactId>
         <version>1.0.6</version>
+        <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>jakarta.json</groupId>