diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e5e984851..d9d8dc649
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.3.1</version>
+            <version>2.6.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>