diff --git a/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml b/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml
index bce5cef..b0dd69e 100644
--- a/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/dp-validation-ant-tasks/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
 			<artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-			<version>1.9.6</version>
+			<version>1.10.9</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>xerces</groupId>