diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 489c6ca99..dcef38cc5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@
 
   <licenses>
 	  <license>
-
       <name>Apache License, Version 2.0</name>
       <url>https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0</url>
     </license>