diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7c25b15..aab9867 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <spring-security-test.version>5.8.7</spring-security-test.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.4</commons-collections4.version>
         <dependency-check.version>8.4.0</dependency-check.version>
-        <postgresql.version>42.5.1</postgresql.version>
+        <postgresql.version>42.7.2</postgresql.version>
         <guava.version>30.1.1-jre</guava.version>
         <jackson-databind.version>2.13.3</jackson-databind.version>
         <jsonassert.version>1.3.0</jsonassert.version>
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@
                 <artifactId>properties-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>1.0.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <outputFile />
-                    <properties />
+                    <outputFile/>
+                    <properties/>
                     <files>
                         <file>${ext.prop.dir}/application.properties</file>
                     </files>