diff --git a/vraptor-core/pom.xml b/vraptor-core/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 9a01ba93c..b79bb7e57
--- a/vraptor-core/pom.xml
+++ b/vraptor-core/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-expression</artifactId>
-			<version>3.0.5.RELEASE</version>
+			<version>5.2.21.RELEASE</version>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>