diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 612ced0..9f1069a
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ But it requires getting all the Log4j2 stuff configured right, and haven't done
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
 			<artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-			<version>2.1.0.1</version>
+			<version>2.3.0.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>