diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 17e4fe158417..279f2afbc849 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                             </pluginExecutions>
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@
 
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.30</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.2.3</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-->