diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.reddeer.eclipse.test/pom.xml b/tests/org.eclipse.reddeer.eclipse.test/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index dcaaebdef..d4f8ac21f
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.reddeer.eclipse.test/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.reddeer.eclipse.test/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3.0</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>