diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 954e6c21..df2d8516 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ subprojects {
         maven { url 'https://repo.boundlessgeo.com/main/' }
         jcenter()
         maven { url "https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/" }
+        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
     }
 
     tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
diff --git a/docs/Changelog.md b/docs/Changelog.md
index dcd6d962..a64b8197 100644
--- a/docs/Changelog.md
+++ b/docs/Changelog.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
   - `ViewController.setMapScreenCenter` renamed to `setMapViewCenter`
 - Android 9 compatibility [#550](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/550)
 - JTS (LocationTech) [#484](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/484)
+- SVG Salamander (JitPack) [#560](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues/560)
 - Many other minor improvements and bug fixes
 - [Solved issues](https://github.com/mapsforge/vtm/issues?q=is%3Aclosed+milestone%3A0.10.0)
 
diff --git a/docs/Integration.md b/docs/Integration.md
index 8335cf00..c1f9500b 100644
--- a/docs/Integration.md
+++ b/docs/Integration.md
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ Detailed iOS instructions can be found [here](ios.md).
 
 ### Desktop
 ```groovy
+repositories {
+    maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
+}
+
 implementation 'org.mapsforge:vtm-gdx:[CURRENT-VERSION]'
 implementation 'org.mapsforge:vtm-desktop:[CURRENT-VERSION]'
 implementation 'org.mapsforge:vtm-desktop:[CURRENT-VERSION]:natives-linux'
@@ -72,7 +76,7 @@ implementation 'org.lwjgl.lwjgl:lwjgl:2.9.3'
 implementation 'org.lwjgl.lwjgl:lwjgl-platform:2.9.3:natives-linux'
 implementation 'org.lwjgl.lwjgl:lwjgl-platform:2.9.3:natives-osx'
 implementation 'org.lwjgl.lwjgl:lwjgl-platform:2.9.3:natives-windows'
-implementation 'com.metsci.ext.com.kitfox.svg:svg-salamander:0.1.19'
+implementation 'com.github.blackears:svgSalamander:v1.1.1'
 ```
 
 ### JTS geometries
diff --git a/docs/Rendertheme.md b/docs/Rendertheme.md
index 2cb15db5..62d6c533 100644
--- a/docs/Rendertheme.md
+++ b/docs/Rendertheme.md
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ _VTM priorities have the opposite meaning to the Mapsforge render-theme prioriti
 
 ## Symbols
 
-Symbols can be either defined in the raster PNG format or as vector graphics in SVG format. VTM uses libraries for [Android](https://github.com/BigBadaboom/androidsvg) and [Java](https://svgsalamander.java.net) that support a large subset of the [Tiny SVG](http://www.w3.org/TR/SVGTiny12/index.html) specification.
+Symbols can be either defined in the raster PNG format or as vector graphics in SVG format. VTM uses libraries for [Android](https://github.com/BigBadaboom/androidsvg) and [Java](https://github.com/blackears/svgSalamander) that support a large subset of the [Tiny SVG](http://www.w3.org/TR/SVGTiny12/index.html) specification.
 
 ### SVG Scaling
 
diff --git a/vtm-desktop/build.gradle b/vtm-desktop/build.gradle
index 73477333..35820c34 100644
--- a/vtm-desktop/build.gradle
+++ b/vtm-desktop/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ apply plugin: 'maven'
 dependencies {
     api project(':vtm-gdx')
     api "com.badlogicgames.gdx:gdx-backend-lwjgl:$gdxVersion"
-    api 'com.metsci.ext.com.kitfox.svg:svg-salamander:0.1.19'
+    api 'com.github.blackears:svgSalamander:v1.1.1'
 }
 
 sourceSets {
diff --git a/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtSvgBitmap.java b/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtSvgBitmap.java
index cb8f357c..afc0ea93 100644
--- a/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtSvgBitmap.java
+++ b/vtm-desktop/src/org/oscim/awt/AwtSvgBitmap.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2015-2017 devemux86
+ * Copyright 2015-2018 devemux86
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
  * terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ public class AwtSvgBitmap extends AwtBitmap {
 
             SVGIcon icon = new SVGIcon();
             icon.setAntiAlias(true);
+            icon.setAutosize(SVGIcon.AUTOSIZE_STRETCH);
             icon.setPreferredSize(new Dimension((int) bitmapWidth, (int) bitmapHeight));
-            icon.setScaleToFit(true);
             icon.setSvgURI(uri);
             BufferedImage bufferedImage = new BufferedImage(icon.getIconWidth(), icon.getIconHeight(), BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB);
             icon.paintIcon(null, bufferedImage.createGraphics(), 0, 0);