diff --git a/jsf-tools/pom.xml b/jsf-tools/pom.xml
index 00411c972e..109c6a136e 100644
--- a/jsf-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/jsf-tools/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.2</version>
+            <version>1.9.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-digester</groupId>