diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c77a5b947..b550e7fe1c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
         </developer>
         <developer>
             <id>apoorvnaik</id>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
             <!--<organizationUrl></organizationUrl>-->
         </developer>
         <developer>
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
         </developer>
         <developer>
             <id>kalyanikashikar</id>
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
             <!--<organizationUrl></organizationUrl>-->
         </developer>
         <developer>
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
         </developer>
         <developer>
             <id>vranganathan</id>
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
             <!--<organizationUrl></organizationUrl>-->
         </developer>
         <developer>
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
         </developer>
         <developer>
             <id>svimal2106</id>
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@
                 <role>committer</role>
                 <role>PMC</role>
             </roles>
-            <organization></organization>
+            <organization/>
             <!--<organizationUrl></organizationUrl>-->
         </developer>
     </developers>
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@
         <antlr4.version>4.7</antlr4.version>
         <aopalliance.version>1.0</aopalliance.version>
         <aspectj.runtime.version>1.8.7</aspectj.runtime.version>
-        <atlas.surefire.options></atlas.surefire.options>
+        <atlas.surefire.options/>
         <avro.version>1.7.5</avro.version>
         <calcite.version>1.16.0</calcite.version>
         <checkstyle.failOnViolation>false</checkstyle.failOnViolation>
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@
         <solr.version>8.6.3</solr.version>
         <spray.version>1.3.1</spray.version>
         <spring.security.version>5.5.1</spring.security.version>
-        <spring.version>5.3.18</spring.version>
+        <spring.version>6.2.11</spring.version>
         <sqoop.version>1.4.6.2.3.99.0-195</sqoop.version>
         <storm.version>2.3.0</storm.version>
         <surefire.forkCount>2C</surefire.forkCount>