diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 01b16d1..6866e8d
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 	    <groupId>xerces</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-	    <version>2.8.0</version>
+	    <version>2.12.2</version>
 	</dependency>
     <dependency> 
       <groupId>gov.nih.nlm</groupId>