diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
index c22b062dc..1373353f2 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 <project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
   xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
   xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>ant</groupId>
+    <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
+    <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
+    <version>1.7.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant</artifactId>