diff --git a/OWLTools-Parent/pom.xml b/OWLTools-Parent/pom.xml
index ff4975645..6f407ff91 100644
--- a/OWLTools-Parent/pom.xml
+++ b/OWLTools-Parent/pom.xml
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
 				<artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-				<version>1.10.7</version>
+				<version>1.10.8</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>