diff --git a/sxc-performance/pom.xml b/sxc-performance/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 17868bb..a2760a8
--- a/sxc-performance/pom.xml
+++ b/sxc-performance/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
      <dependency>
       <groupId>xerces</groupId>
       <artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-      <version>2.8.0</version>
+      <version>2.12.2</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>ant</groupId>