diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index d861abcfb26e..a9c80b9aab06
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <greenmail.version>1.3.1b</greenmail.version>
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
         <jmeter.version>2.10</jmeter.version>
-        <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
+        <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
         <picketlink.version>2.7.0.Final</picketlink.version>
         <selenium.version>2.35.0</selenium.version>
         <xml-apis.version>1.4.01</xml-apis.version>