diff --git a/tools/pom.xml b/tools/pom.xml
index be671d5c..f945cdd8 100644
--- a/tools/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version>
+      <version>1.10.9</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>