diff --git a/maven/org.eclipse.xtext.parent/pom.xml b/maven/org.eclipse.xtext.parent/pom.xml
index 5468a8aaa65..a777218eda5 100644
--- a/maven/org.eclipse.xtext.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/maven/org.eclipse.xtext.parent/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		<maven-install-version>2.5.1</maven-install-version>
 		<jar-plugin-version>2.4</jar-plugin-version>
 		<asm.version>5.0.1</asm.version>
-		<guava.version>[10.0.1,14.0.1]</guava.version>
+		<guava.version>24.1.1-jre</guava.version>
 		<javax-inject.version>1</javax-inject.version>
 		<google-inject.version>3.0</google-inject.version>
 		<log4j.version>1.2.16</log4j.version>
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 								<pluginExecution>
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 								<pluginExecution>
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 										</goals>
 									</pluginExecutionFilter>
 									<action>
-										<ignore></ignore>
+										<ignore/>
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
 							</pluginExecutions>