diff --git a/exercises/wordcount/pom.xml b/exercises/wordcount/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index fe9964b..abf1832
--- a/exercises/wordcount/pom.xml
+++ b/exercises/wordcount/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hadoop-client</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.1</version>
+			<version>2.7.0</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>