diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c76b591..6916c2f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>joda-time</groupId>
       <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>
-      <version>2.12.5</version>
+      <version>2.12.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>copy-dependencies</goal>
             </goals>
-            <phase></phase> <!-- Only execute from the command line. -->
+            <phase/> <!-- Only execute from the command line. -->
             <configuration>
               <outputDirectory>lib</outputDirectory>
               <includeScope>runtime</includeScope>