diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ant/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ant/package.py
index 19f03e1e5360f861c77bfc798cf6a55066a185f7..5267b4ee0d8f3001328c33fb29e42641544adbbd 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ant/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ant/package.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Ant(Package):
 
     # 1.10.0 requires newer Java, not yet tested....
     # version('1.10.0', '2260301bb7734e34d8b96f1a5fd7979c')
+    version('1.9.9',  '22c9d40dabafbec348aaada226581239')
     version('1.9.8',  '16253d516d5c33c4af9ef8fafcf1004b')
     version('1.9.7',  'a2fd9458c76700b7be51ef12f07d4bb1')