diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8cf9d80f..b231f648 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   <properties>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <java.version>8</java.version>
-    <kotlin.version>1.7.20</kotlin.version>
+    <kotlin.version>1.8.10</kotlin.version>
     <spotless.version>2.27.2</spotless.version>
     <retrofit.version>2.9.0</retrofit.version>
     <auto.version>1.10</auto.version>
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
                 <version>1.5</version>
                 <style>GOOGLE</style>
               </googleJavaFormat>
-              <removeUnusedImports />
+              <removeUnusedImports/>
             </java>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore />
+                    <ignore/>
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
               </pluginExecutions>
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
             <format>html</format>
             <format>xml</format>
           </formats>
-          <check />
+          <check/>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>