diff --git a/src/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf.csproj b/src/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf.csproj
index 052c02d56..67816267b 100644
--- a/src/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf.csproj
+++ b/src/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.Protobuf.csproj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
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   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests.csproj b/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests.csproj
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 4c43e251b..2999fa7e6
--- a/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests.csproj
+++ b/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.IntegrationTests.csproj
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
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+    <PackageReference Include="Google.Protobuf" Version="3.16.0" />
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diff --git a/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests.csproj b/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests.csproj
index dd7189c5b..dc0818137 100644
--- a/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/test/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests/Confluent.SchemaRegistry.Serdes.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
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