diff --git a/utils/pom.xml b/utils/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 02d9ffa..7d1cddf
--- a/utils/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.thoughtworks.xstream</groupId>
       <artifactId>xstream</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.8</version>
+      <version>1.4.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>