diff --git a/programming/build/ant/actions.py b/programming/build/ant/actions.py
index daf8f3eafc..1c0d349684 100644
--- a/programming/build/ant/actions.py
+++ b/programming/build/ant/actions.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import pisitools
 from pisi.actionsapi import shelltools
 from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
-shelltools.export("JAVA_HOME","/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk")
+shelltools.export("JAVA_HOME","/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk")
 
 WorkDir = "apache-ant-%s" % get.srcVERSION()
 anthome = "/usr/share/ant"
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ def install():
     pisitools.insinto("/etc/ant/", "%s/etc/*" % WorkDir)
     pisitools.remove("/etc/ant/ant-bootstrap.jar")
     pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/java/ant/", "%s/lib/*" % WorkDir)
-    pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/java/", "lib/optional/junit-4.12.jar", "junit.jar")
+    pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/java/", "lib/optional/junit-4.13.jar", "junit.jar")
     pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/java/", "lib/optional/hamcrest-core-1.3.jar", "hamcrest.jar")
     pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/ant/lib/", "%s/lib/*" % WorkDir)
-    pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/ant/bin/", "apache-ant-1.9.15/bin/*")
+    pisitools.insinto("/usr/share/ant/bin/", "apache-ant-1.10.9/bin/*")
             
 
     for binsym in ["ant", "antRun", "antRun.pl", "complete-ant-cmd.pl", "runant.pl", "runant.py"]:
diff --git a/programming/build/ant/pspec.xml b/programming/build/ant/pspec.xml
index 0345e5e7b1..2278b6c653 100644
--- a/programming/build/ant/pspec.xml
+++ b/programming/build/ant/pspec.xml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         <IsA>app:console</IsA>
         <Summary>Java-based build tool</Summary>
         <Description>Apache Ant is a Java-based build tool. In theory, it is kind of like Make, but without Make's wrinkles.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="753a6c69098f0f3307d60431a334c7e2d7481fd8" type="tarbz2">http://archive.apache.org/dist/ant/source/apache-ant-1.9.15-src.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="5080f559d67c192109cd141b15a34c4aacb6904a" type="tarxz">http://archive.apache.org/dist/ant/source/apache-ant-1.10.9-src.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
-            <Dependency>jdk7-openjdk</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>jdk8-openjdk</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
     </Source>
 
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
     </Package>
     
     <History>
+        <Update release="10">
+            <Date>2021-03-10</Date>
+            <Version>1.10.9</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>İdris Kalp</Name>
+            <Email>idriskalp@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="9">
             <Date>2020-06-04</Date>
             <Version>1.9.15</Version>