diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06a312a28..bee169282 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
                 <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5.12</version>
+                <version>1.5.13</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@
                                     <requireJavaVersion>
                                         <version>21</version>
                                     </requireJavaVersion>
-                                    <DependencyConvergence />
-                                    <banDuplicatePomDependencyVersions />
+                                    <DependencyConvergence/>
+                                    <banDuplicatePomDependencyVersions/>
                                 </rules>
                                 <fail>true</fail>
                             </configuration>