diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d9e6851d1d0..e034e8e53e87 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <java.version>11</java.version>
         <spring.version>5.3.20</spring.version>
         <spring-boot.version>2.6.8</spring-boot.version>
-        <spring-security.version>5.6.5</spring-security.version> <!-- sync with version used by spring-boot-->
+        <spring-security.version>5.7.13</spring-security.version> <!-- sync with version used by spring-boot-->
         <hibernate.version>5.6.5.Final</hibernate.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>6.0.23.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <postgresql.driver.version>42.4.3</postgresql.driver.version>
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
                             </goals>
                             <configuration>
                                 <rules>
-                                    <DependencyConvergence />
+                                    <DependencyConvergence/>
                                 </rules>
                             </configuration>
                         </execution>