diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c147992..ba9b437 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-     <version>1.7.1</version>
+     <version>1.10.9</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>