diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c32d89d6..fb786046 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.8</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
           </dependency>
           <dependency>
             <groupId>ant-contrib</groupId>