diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 35ea697..62261cc
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <poi-version>3.17</poi-version>
     <dom4j-version>1.6.1</dom4j-version>
     <jaxen-version>1.1.6</jaxen-version>
-    <xerces-version>2.11.0</xerces-version>
+    <xerces-version>2.12.0</xerces-version>
     <guava-version>18.0</guava-version>
   </properties>