diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6824f13603..14a5002aad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<groupId>org.sonatype.oss</groupId>
 		<artifactId>oss-parent</artifactId>
 		<version>9</version>
-		<relativePath />
+		<relativePath/>
 	</parent>
 	<licenses>
 		<license>
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 
 	<properties>
 		<java-version>1.8</java-version>
-		<org.slf4j-version>1.7.25</org.slf4j-version>
+		<org.slf4j-version>1.7.34</org.slf4j-version>
 	</properties>
 	<description>A reference implementation of OpenID Connect (http://openid.net/connect/), OAuth 2.0, and UMA built on top of Java, Spring, and Spring Security. The project contains a fully functioning server, client, and utility library.</description>
 	<url>https://github.com/mitreid-connect</url>
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<execute />
+										<execute/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 							</pluginExecutions>