diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index d65d340d..d0bdbb3a 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 						<configuration>
 							<backend>pdf</backend>
 							<attributes>
-								<toc/>
+								<toc />
 							</attributes>
 						</configuration>
 					</execution>
diff --git a/neo4j-jdbc-bundle/pom.xml b/neo4j-jdbc-bundle/pom.xml
index 04bdef47..0e11ab90 100644
--- a/neo4j-jdbc-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/neo4j-jdbc-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 								</relocation>
 							</relocations>
 							<transformers>
-								<transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+								<transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer" />
 							</transformers>
 							<filters>
 								<filter>
diff --git a/neo4j-jdbc-full-bundle/pom.xml b/neo4j-jdbc-full-bundle/pom.xml
index ceca1cc3..07f54432 100644
--- a/neo4j-jdbc-full-bundle/pom.xml
+++ b/neo4j-jdbc-full-bundle/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 								</relocation>
 							</relocations>
 							<transformers>
-								<transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+								<transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer" />
 							</transformers>
 							<filters>
 								<filter>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 00853141..b72ea42d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@
 						<expandEmptyElements>false</expandEmptyElements>
 						<verifyFail>stop</verifyFail>
 						<verifyFailOn>strict</verifyFailOn>
+						<spaceBeforeCloseEmptyElement>true</spaceBeforeCloseEmptyElement>
 					</configuration>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>