diff --git a/bval-jsr/pom.xml b/bval-jsr/pom.xml
index 30bfc760dd..368cf9335c 100644
--- a/bval-jsr/pom.xml
+++ b/bval-jsr/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
                             <dependency>
                                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
                                 <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-                                <version>1.10.17</version>
+                                <version>1.10.18</version>
                             </dependency>
                         </dependencies>
                     </plugin>