diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 6bbf7181bb..6dd479486a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@
 
 		<maven-failsafe-plugin.version>3.0.0-M3</maven-failsafe-plugin.version>
 		<asciidoctor-maven-plugin.version>1.6.0</asciidoctor-maven-plugin.version>
-		<maven-filtering.version>3.1.1</maven-filtering.version>
+		<maven-filtering.version>3.2.0</maven-filtering.version>
 		<maven-scm-publish-plugin.version>3.0.0</maven-scm-publish-plugin.version>
 		<maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>3.1.1</maven-project-info-reports-plugin.version>
 		<maven-plugin-annotations.version>3.6.0</maven-plugin-annotations.version>
-		<maven-archiver.version>3.4.0</maven-archiver.version>
-		<plexus-archiver.version>4.1.0</plexus-archiver.version>
+		<maven-archiver.version>3.5.1</maven-archiver.version>
+		<plexus-archiver.version>4.2.0</plexus-archiver.version>
 		<coveralls-maven-plugin.version>4.3.0</coveralls-maven-plugin.version>
 		<maven-site-plugin.version>3.9.1</maven-site-plugin.version>
 		<plexus-component-metadata.version>2.0.0</plexus-component-metadata.version>
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 							</pluginExecutions>