diff --git a/ant/pom.xml b/ant/pom.xml
index 2b7c4348..00055f58 100644
--- a/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/ant/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.4</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Testing -->