diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 38381dcb..f1c48c68
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20220320</version>
+            <version>20231013</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- test dependencies -->
         <dependency>