diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b55cdd55..0e3709a4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-                <version>1.7.1</version>
+                <version>1.10.9</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>javax.mail</groupId>