diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d1d93d75d..a6d691c66 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.1</version>
+      <version>1.10.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>jetty</groupId>