diff --git a/tycho-packaging-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/packaging/UpdateConsumerPomMojo.java b/tycho-packaging-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/packaging/UpdateConsumerPomMojo.java
index 16264186ca..f1c0b9b6ac 100644
--- a/tycho-packaging-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/packaging/UpdateConsumerPomMojo.java
+++ b/tycho-packaging-plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/tycho/packaging/UpdateConsumerPomMojo.java
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
 		log.debug("Generating pom descriptor with updated dependencies");
 		Model projectModel;
 		try {
-			projectModel = modelReader.read(project.getFile(), null);
+			projectModel = modelReader.read(project.getFile(), Map.of());
 		} catch (IOException e) {
 			throw new MojoExecutionException("reading the model failed!", e);
 		}