diff --git a/java-numbers/pom.xml b/java-numbers/pom.xml
index daed356f6640..fbce202e1d4e 100644
--- a/java-numbers/pom.xml
+++ b/java-numbers/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
         <assertj.version>3.6.1</assertj.version>
 
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.25</logback.version>
 
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.21.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-javadoc-plugin.version>3.0.0-M1</maven-javadoc-plugin.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2cbd218fdcd4..4aaaabc88712 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 								<pluginExecution>
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 							</pluginExecutions>
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@
 
 		<!-- 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 -->
 		<maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.22.0</maven-surefire-plugin.version>