diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index f3971b4..70f38ac
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>
             <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-				<version>2.7.1</version>
+				<version>2.12.2</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>