diff --git a/cobertura/pom.xml b/cobertura/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 8df8468c9..0e4831c00
--- a/cobertura/pom.xml
+++ b/cobertura/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <asmVersion>4.1</asmVersion>
-    <xercesVersion>2.6.2</xercesVersion>
+    <xercesVersion>2.12.2</xercesVersion>
     <xalanVersion>2.6.0</xalanVersion>
     <oroVersion>2.0.8</oroVersion>
     <jaxenVersion>1.1-beta-8</jaxenVersion>