Welcome
Apache Ant™
Apache Ant is a Java library and command-line tool whose mission is to drive processes described in build files as targets and extension points dependent upon each other. The main known usage of Ant is the build of Java applications. Ant supplies a number of built-in tasks allowing to compile, assemble, test and run Java applications. Ant can also be used effectively to build non Java applications, for instance C or C++ applications. More generally, Ant can be used to pilot any type of process which can be described in terms of targets and tasks.
Ant is written in Java. Users of Ant can develop their own "antlibs" containing Ant tasks and types, and are offered a large number of ready-made commercial or open-source "antlibs".
Ant is extremely flexible and does not impose coding conventions or directory layouts to the Java projects which adopt it as a build tool.
Software development projects looking for a solution combining build tool and dependency management can use Ant in combination with Apache Ivy.
The Apache Ant project is part of the Apache Software Foundation.
Apache Props Antlib 1.0.0
June 27, 2026 - Props Antlib 1.0.0 Released
Apache Props Antlib 1.0.0 is now available for download from https://ant.apache.org/abtlibs/bindownload.cgi.
This is the very first release of a library of Ant supplementary handlers for Apache Ant properties resolution. This library has been there for many years and is in use but has never seen any release so far.
The Props Antlib 1.0.0 works with Ant 1.8.0 and has been compiled to target Java 1.4. We don't promise to keep this level of backwards compatibility with future releases.
Apache .NET and VSS Antlibs retired
June 27, 2026 - IvyDE retired
The Ant PMC voted
to archive the .NET
and VSS Antlibs. This means that all
their resources are removed or made read only and no further development will
be done.
It also means that, if a community grows, the subprojects could be
reactivated.
Apache Ant 1.10.17
April 10, 2026 - Apache Ant 1.10.17 Released
Apache Ant 1.10.16 is now available for download from https://ant.apache.org/bindownload.cgi.
Ant 1.10.17 fixes a regression in the programmatic use of Ant and can be used with Java runtime version 8 and higher.
Apache AntUnit 1.5.0
June 19, 2026 - Apache AntUnit 1.5.0 Released
Apache AntUnit 1.5.0 is now available for download as binary or source release.
This release includes new assertions and adds support for running AntUnit tests with a different classpath than the one used for the rest of the build.
AntUnit 1.5.0 requires Ant 1.10.13 or later at runtime.
Apache CycloneDX Antlib 0.1
June 3, 2026 - CycloneDX Antlib 0.1 Released
Apache CycloneDX Antlib 0.1 is now available for download from https://ant.apache.org/abtlibs/bindownload.cgi.
This is the very first release of a library of Ant types and an Ant task that can be used to create CycloneDX SBOMs.
Apache Ivy 2.5.3
December 23, 2024 - Apache Ivy 2.5.3 Released
Apache Ivy 2.5.3 is now available for download as source or binary from https://ant.apache.org/ivy/download.cgi.
Ivy 2.5.3 is a bug fix release, no new features have been added.
Apache Ant 1.9.x EOL
June 19, 2024 - Apache Ant 1.9.x release series EOL
The Ant PMC voted to EOL the 1.9.x release series. We urge Ant users to use Ant 1.10.x releases, which sees regular bug fixes, enhancements and releases.
Apache IvyDE retired
Nov 26, 2023 - IvyDE retired
The Ant PMC voted
to archive the IvyDE subproject. This means that all
its resources are removed or made read only and no further development will
be done.
It also means that, if a community grows, the subproject could be
reactivated.
EasyAnt retired
Dec 13, 2016 - EasyAnt retired
The Ant PMC voted
to archive the EasyAnt subproject and all its modules. This means that all
its resources are removed or made read only and no further development will
be done.
It also means that, if a community grows, the subproject could
reactivated.
Documentation
You can view the documentation for the current release online
Comprehensive documentation is included in the source and binary distributions.