diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31fe6c66b..b2f69ff48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.1</version>
+            <version>1.9.15</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>