diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84f075b..01c87b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<log4jdbc.version>1.16</log4jdbc.version>
-		<spring.version>5.1.8.RELEASE</spring.version>
+		<spring.version>5.2.24.RELEASE</spring.version>
 		<spring-boot.version>2.1.6.RELEASE</spring-boot.version>
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.26</slf4j.version>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 							</pluginExecutions>