diff --git a/animal-sniffer-ant-tasks/pom.xml b/animal-sniffer-ant-tasks/pom.xml
index f31bd397..aaa2c928 100644
--- a/animal-sniffer-ant-tasks/pom.xml
+++ b/animal-sniffer-ant-tasks/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.9.4</version>
+      <version>1.9.15</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>