diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index adee7393e445..c85bc0031bc1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
         <!-- Tomcat versions -->
         <tomcat7.version>7.0.92</tomcat7.version>
-        <tomcat8.version>8.5.38</tomcat8.version>
+        <tomcat8.version>9.0.109</tomcat8.version>
         <tomcat9.version>9.0.16</tomcat9.version>
 
         <!-- Spring Boot versions, used for tests -->
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
         </developer>
     </developers>
 
-    <contributors></contributors>
+    <contributors/>
 
     <modules>
         <module>boms</module>