diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6cacf49f479..654f6879328 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
         <resteasy.version>6.2.9.Final</resteasy.version>
         <resteasy.undertow.version>${resteasy.version}</resteasy.undertow.version>
-        <owasp.html.sanitizer.version>20240325.1</owasp.html.sanitizer.version>
+        <owasp.html.sanitizer.version>20260101.1</owasp.html.sanitizer.version>
         <slf4j.version>2.0.6</slf4j.version>
         <sun.istack.version>3.0.10</sun.istack.version>
         <sun.saaj.version>2.0.1</sun.saaj.version>
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
         </developer>
     </developers>
 
-    <contributors></contributors>
+    <contributors/>
 
     <modules>
         <module>boms</module>