diff --git a/motech-delivery-tools/motech-delivery-batch/pom.xml b/motech-delivery-tools/motech-delivery-batch/pom.xml
index aaddad0..30f56a7 100644
--- a/motech-delivery-tools/motech-delivery-batch/pom.xml
+++ b/motech-delivery-tools/motech-delivery-batch/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.4</version>
+            <version>1.9.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>xerces</groupId>