diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d8a6af789..ccd770c59 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.6</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
         <executions>