diff --git a/thucydides-ant-task/pom.xml b/thucydides-ant-task/pom.xml
index 26a007113..79a941834 100644
--- a/thucydides-ant-task/pom.xml
+++ b/thucydides-ant-task/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.3</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>