diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8cf9d80f..9b6c82cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     <logging.version>4.10.0</logging.version>
     <guava.version>31.1-jre</guava.version>
     <backo.version>1.0.0</backo.version>
-    <spring.boot.version>2.7.5</spring.boot.version>
+    <spring.boot.version>2.7.9</spring.boot.version>
     <docopt.version>0.6.0.20150202</docopt.version>
 
     <!-- Test Dependencies -->
@@ -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>