diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b553c219d3..e8fcf5a9d3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2037,7 +2037,7 @@
             <dependency>
               <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
               <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-              <version>1.9.4</version>
+              <version>1.10.9</version>
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
         </plugin>