diff --git a/xmppserver/pom.xml b/xmppserver/pom.xml
index f3591fca5..f7d70f1c4 100644
--- a/xmppserver/pom.xml
+++ b/xmppserver/pom.xml
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.5</version>
+            <version>1.10.8</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jsmpp</groupId>