diff --git a/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml b/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
index 3c04ad1..68e040a 100644
--- a/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
+++ b/plexus-ant-factory/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
 			<artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-			<version>1.9.2</version>
+			<version>1.10.9</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>