diff --git a/omod/pom.xml b/omod/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index ead77f1..2987d15
--- a/omod/pom.xml
+++ b/omod/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.json</groupId>
             <artifactId>json</artifactId>
-            <version>20170516</version>
+            <version>20230227</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.openmrs.module</groupId>