diff --git a/netty-3.7/pom.xml b/netty-3.7/pom.xml
index be4a981..6a1dbdd 100644
--- a/netty-3.7/pom.xml
+++ b/netty-3.7/pom.xml
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.2</version>
+            <version>1.9.16</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>