diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/src/node/package.json b/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/src/node/package.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 8aef8bdaf7b..e551b4dfc9f
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/src/node/package.json
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-dashboard/src/node/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "eslint": "^7.1.0",
     "jasmine-core": "3.6.0",
     "jasmine-spec-reporter": "5.0.2",
-    "karma": "5.0.9",
+    "karma": "6.3.16",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "3.1.0",
     "karma-cli": "2.0.0",
     "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "3.0.2",