diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 417cac1c..b2d55ea1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
               <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-              <version>1.8.2</version>
+              <version>1.10.9</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
               <groupId>ant</groupId>