diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index a483ba66..79fbfc5e
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.minidev</groupId>
             <artifactId>json-smart</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.1</version>
+            <version>2.4.5</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>