diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3ed67413b3f..374a5ca71bc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
     <jettison.version>1.4.0</jettison.version>
     <jsoup.version>1.13.1</jsoup.version>
     <protoc.version>3.5.0</protoc.version>
-    <grpc.version>1.26.0</grpc.version>
+    <grpc.version>1.48.0</grpc.version>
 
     <!-- test library versions -->
     <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
@@ -1755,7 +1755,7 @@
                     </goals>
                   </pluginExecutionFilter>
                   <action>
-                    <ignore></ignore>
+                    <ignore/>
                   </action>
                 </pluginExecution>
               </pluginExecutions>