diff --git a/ant/pom.xml b/ant/pom.xml
index fd38c319..e4ab377a 100644
--- a/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/ant/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.0</version>
+            <version>1.9.15</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>