diff --git a/java-numbers-3/pom.xml b/java-numbers-3/pom.xml
index 3fe6173103..bf5fe9b0e7 100644
--- a/java-numbers-3/pom.xml
+++ b/java-numbers-3/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
 
     <properties>
         <dsiutils.version>2.6.0</dsiutils.version>
-    <properties>
+    </properties>
 
 </project>