diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5eddf8e50..8d950f9126 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.7</version>
+            <version>1.9.15</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>