diff --git a/core/stepcounter/pom.xml b/core/stepcounter/pom.xml
index 9e0c734..5930594 100644
--- a/core/stepcounter/pom.xml
+++ b/core/stepcounter/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.1</version>
+      <version>1.10.9</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>