diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ebfb3142aad..d401af72049 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <version.confluent.platform>5.5.0</version.confluent.platform>
 
         <!-- Databases -->
-        <version.postgresql.driver>42.2.12</version.postgresql.driver>
+        <version.postgresql.driver>42.7.11</version.postgresql.driver>
         <version.mysql.server>5.7</version.mysql.server>
         <version.mysql.driver>8.0.16</version.mysql.driver>
         <version.mysql.binlog>0.19.1</version.mysql.binlog>
@@ -143,13 +143,13 @@
         <format.imports.goal>sort</format.imports.goal>
 
         <!-- No debug options by default -->
-        <debug.argline />
+        <debug.argline/>
 
         <!-- No modules options by default -->
-        <modules.argline />
+        <modules.argline/>
 
         <!-- No test options by default -->
-        <test.argline />
+        <test.argline/>
 
         <!-- Assembly configuration -->
         <assembly.descriptor>connector-distribution</assembly.descriptor>