diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 1d2e1e1..43feeb1
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-                <version>4.8.2</version>
+                <version>4.13.1</version>
                 <!--
                   License: Common Public License - v 1.0
                 -->