diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a068f7f0d1..85d344e1368 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
         -->
         <h2.version>1.4.193</h2.version>
         <!-- Spring Boot parent declares most fresh versions for JDBC drivers for all our servers -->
-        <wicket.version>9.11.0</wicket.version>
+        <wicket.version>9.13.0</wicket.version>
         <wicketstuff.version>9.11.0</wicketstuff.version>
         <wicket.chartjs.version>0.1</wicket.chartjs.version>
         <!-- Groovy 3.0.12 is also default for Spring Boot 2.7.3 -->
@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@
                         <id>git-describe</id>
                         <phase>initialize</phase>
                         <configuration>
-                            <outputPrefix></outputPrefix>
+                            <outputPrefix/>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>