diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c243b3ee..d35ad609 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     <maven.compiler.source>${maven.compiler.release}</maven.compiler.source>
     <maven.compiler.target>${maven.compiler.release}</maven.compiler.target>
     <mockito.version>3.3.3</mockito.version>
-    <scala212.version>2.12.19</scala212.version>
+    <scala212.version>2.13.14</scala212.version>
     <scala213.version>2.13.14</scala213.version>
     <magnolia.version>1.0.0-M4</magnolia.version>
   </properties>
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
                 <version>1.8</version>
                 <style>GOOGLE</style>
               </googleJavaFormat>
-              <removeUnusedImports />
+              <removeUnusedImports/>
             </java>
             <scala>
               <scalafmt>
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@
                   <include>**/src/**.xml</include>
                 </includes>
                 <!-- Files must end with a newline -->
-                <endWithNewline />
+                <endWithNewline/>
               </format>
             </formats>
           </configuration>
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
                   <requireMavenVersion>
                     <version>[3.5.4,)</version>
                   </requireMavenVersion>
-                  <requireUpperBoundDeps />
+                  <requireUpperBoundDeps/>
                 </rules>
               </configuration>
             </execution>