diff --git a/utils/cpp-plugin/pom.xml b/utils/cpp-plugin/pom.xml
index 6c987876..be3f1522 100644
--- a/utils/cpp-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/utils/cpp-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.1</version>
+            <version>1.10.9</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ant-contrib</groupId>