diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8760aab3b4fc..09c173bca960 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <groupId>org.apache</groupId>
         <artifactId>apache</artifactId>
         <version>11</version>
-        <relativePath />
+        <relativePath/>
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>org.apache.cloudstack</groupId>
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
         <!-- Dependencies versions -->
         <cs.amqp-client.version>5.8.0</cs.amqp-client.version>
         <cs.apache-cloudstack-java-client.version>1.0.9</cs.apache-cloudstack-java-client.version>
-        <cs.aspectjrt.version>1.9.5</cs.aspectjrt.version>
+        <cs.aspectjrt.version>1.9.8</cs.aspectjrt.version>
         <cs.aws.sdk.version>1.11.717</cs.aws.sdk.version>
         <cs.axiom.version>1.2.8</cs.axiom.version>
         <cs.axis.version>1.4</cs.axis.version>
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore />
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore />
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                                 <pluginExecution>
@@ -907,7 +907,7 @@
                                         </goals>
                                     </pluginExecutionFilter>
                                     <action>
-                                        <ignore></ignore>
+                                        <ignore/>
                                     </action>
                                 </pluginExecution>
                             </pluginExecutions>