diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index 7aa75932e8..6d7abe64a1
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
                 <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-                <version>1.9.2</version>
+                <version>1.10.9</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>bsf</groupId>