diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b884a1..5720035 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.4</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>