diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d5cf66d5..5dad714b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.2</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>