diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a9762bb..9bb4af1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-                <version>1.8.1</version>
+                <version>1.9.15</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>