diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fed0c72..aff47df 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.15</version>
+      <version>1.9.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>