diff --git a/assemblies/pmr-libraries/pom.xml b/assemblies/pmr-libraries/pom.xml
index 63adce590c3..1645166c215 100644
--- a/assemblies/pmr-libraries/pom.xml
+++ b/assemblies/pmr-libraries/pom.xml
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version>
+      <version>1.8.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>