diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
index 2f3eade42..aaeed81e6 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/pom.xml
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2013 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>