diff --git a/esc/pom.xml b/esc/pom.xml
index ad6d973c5a..e321db302e 100644
--- a/esc/pom.xml
+++ b/esc/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
 			<artifactId>ant-jsch</artifactId>
-			<version>1.8.3</version>
+			<version>1.9.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.googlecode.java-ipv6</groupId>