diff --git a/betty/pom.xml b/betty/pom.xml
index 6c40cd3ce..6749c0cb4 100644
--- a/betty/pom.xml
+++ b/betty/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 <dependency>
 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
 <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-<version>1.8.2</version>
+<version>1.10.9</version>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>
 <groupId>junit</groupId>