diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 105bb35d6..d2fbeb714 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
     <junit.toolbox.version>2.4</junit.toolbox.version>
     <assertj.core>3.11.1</assertj.core>
     <json.path.version>2.4.0</json.path.version>
-    <log4j.version>2.7</log4j.version>
+    <log4j.version>2.13.2</log4j.version>
     <jooq.version>3.12.3</jooq.version>
     <jackson.version>2.9.7</jackson.version>
     <keycloak.version>4.0.0.Final</keycloak.version>
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <springfox-snapshot.version>3.0.0-SNAPSHOT</springfox-snapshot.version>
     <swagger.version>1.5.23</swagger.version>
     <swagger-snapshot.version>2.0.0-rc2</swagger-snapshot.version>
-    <postgressql.version>42.2.5</postgressql.version>
+    <postgressql.version>42.2.13</postgressql.version>
     <flyway.version>6.2.0</flyway.version>
     <database.name>ehrbase</database.name>
     <database.user>ehrbase</database.user>
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
           <artifactId>dockerfile-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.4.13</version>
           <configuration>
-            <dockerConfigFile></dockerConfigFile>
+            <dockerConfigFile/>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>