diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 99ac7473a..0ca9e67bb 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.1</version>
+      <version>1.9.15</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>