Index: src/main/org/apache/maven/plugins/scm/ScmBean.java
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--- src/main/org/apache/maven/plugins/scm/ScmBean.java	(revision 239332)
+++ src/main/org/apache/maven/plugins/scm/ScmBean.java	(working copy)
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@
 
         if ( repository.getProvider().equals( "svn" ) )
         {
+            if ( url.endsWith("/") )
+            {
+                repository = scmManager.makeScmRepository( url.substring(0, url.length() - 1 ));
+            }
             SvnScmProviderRepository svnRepo = (SvnScmProviderRepository) repository.getProviderRepository();
 
             if ( username != null && username.length() > 0 )