diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c9896cf3560..d34f0731951c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                             </pluginExecutions>
@@ -1380,7 +1380,7 @@
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.25</logback.version>
 
         <!-- plugins -->
         <!-- can't upgrade the plugin yet; as there is an issue with 2.22 no longer running all the tests-->
diff --git a/restx/pom.xml b/restx/pom.xml
index ee25c8804782..a0801cad9a7d 100644
--- a/restx/pom.xml
+++ b/restx/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <restx.version>0.35-rc4</restx.version>
-        <logback-classic.version>1.2.3</logback-classic.version>
+        <logback-classic.version>1.5.25</logback-classic.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>