diff --git a/vertx-backend/pom.xml b/vertx-backend/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 418ca2f..e7c8917
--- a/vertx-backend/pom.xml
+++ b/vertx-backend/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
             <artifactId>httpclient</artifactId>
-            <version>4.5.3</version>
+            <version>4.5.13</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.javalite</groupId>