diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d8a15f5f6..47718c923 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.5</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- ALA SDS point generalising -->
         <dependency>