diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 17cc6ae0c7..518e787f82 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.15</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>