diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 612ced0..e081bc5
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ But it requires getting all the Log4j2 stuff configured right, and haven't done
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 			<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-			<version>2.12.0</version>
+			<version>2.12.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>