diff --git a/opensrp-common/pom.xml b/opensrp-common/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 85ba88781..41d161696
--- a/opensrp-common/pom.xml
+++ b/opensrp-common/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.8.2</version>
+            <version>4.13.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>