diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d4d4bdb..976d8cc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <build.timestamp>${maven.build.timestamp}</build.timestamp>
         <maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss a z</maven.build.timestamp.format>
         <moshi.version>1.6.0</moshi.version>
-        <retrofit.version>2.4.0</retrofit.version>
+        <retrofit.version>2.8.1</retrofit.version>
      </properties>
 
      <dependencyManagement>
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@
                                 <database>
                                     <name>org.jooq.util.postgres.PostgresDatabase</name>
                                     <includes>.*</includes>
-                                    <excludes />
+                                    <excludes/>
                                     <inputSchema>public</inputSchema>
                                 </database>
                                 <target>