diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 9ff422b..aff7467
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.owasp.esapi</groupId>
             <artifactId>esapi</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.3.1</version>
+            <version>2.5.2.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>