diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml
index ef05269c9296..88408b545d2e 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
         <!-- util -->
         <guava.version>21.0</guava.version>
-        <assertj.version>3.8.0</assertj.version>
+        <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24d9fd1d0bfc..15de8db9945d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                             </pluginExecutions>
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@
 
         <!-- 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-->