diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ade10fa0..bf42662a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
     <maven3Version>3.9.14</maven3Version>
     <resolverVersion>1.9.25</resolverVersion>
     <slf4jVersion>1.7.36</slf4jVersion>
-    <antVersion>1.10.15</antVersion>
+    <antVersion>1.10.16</antVersion>
     <maven.site.path>plugin-tools-archives/plugin-tools-LATEST</maven.site.path>
     <!-- whenever the ASM version is updated also the
     maven-plugin-tools-annotations/src/main/java/o/a/m/tools/plugins/extractor/annotations/JavaAnnotationsMojoDescriptorExtractor#CLASS_VERSION_TO_JAVA_STRING