diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index e0ed599474..654635784e
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.servlet-api</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0</version>
+            <version>4.0.1</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>