diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
index 088d94495..a61b3a1d4 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/pom.xml
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>