diff --git a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/DefaultVersionsHelper.java b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/DefaultVersionsHelper.java
index b0a6d1483..cc55e3f37 100644
--- a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/DefaultVersionsHelper.java
+++ b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/DefaultVersionsHelper.java
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ private Optional<AuthenticationInfo> getAuthenticationInfo( RemoteRepository rep
                     .map( authentication -> new AuthenticationInfo()
                         {{
                             try ( AuthenticationContext authCtx = AuthenticationContext
-                                    .forProxy( mavenSession.getRepositorySession(), repository ) )
+                                    .forRepository( mavenSession.getRepositorySession(), repository ) )
                             {
                                 ofNullable( authCtx.get( AuthenticationContext.USERNAME ) )
                                         .ifPresent( this::setUserName );