diff --git a/avro/lang/java/pom.xml b/avro/lang/java/pom.xml
index d77700b3..10f552ed 100644
--- a/avro/lang/java/pom.xml
+++ b/avro/lang/java/pom.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <paranamer.version>2.3</paranamer.version>
     <protobuf.version>2.4.1</protobuf.version>
     <thrift.version>0.7.0</thrift.version>
-    <slf4j.version>1.6.4</slf4j.version>
+    <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
     <snappy.version>1.0.5</snappy.version>
     <velocity.version>1.7</velocity.version>
     <maven.version>2.0.10</maven.version>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore />
+                    <ignore/>
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore />
+                    <ignore/>
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore />
+                    <ignore/>
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
               </pluginExecutions>