diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1d2e1e1..33d29d4
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>xerces</groupId>
                 <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-                <version>2.9.1</version>
+                <version>2.12.1</version>
                 <!--
                   License: Apache Software License, Version 2.0
                 -->