Merge tag 'rel/1.10.8' and bump versions

Tagging version 1.10.8 of Ant
diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 6a74163..2a39fb8 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+Changes from Ant 1.10.8 TO Ant 1.10.9
+=====================================
+
 Changes from Ant 1.10.7 TO Ant 1.10.8
 =====================================
 
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 76df251..4e157d6 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
   <property name="name" value="ant"/>
   <!-- this is the directory corresponding to groupId of Ant in the Maven repository -->
   <property name="groupid" value="org/apache/ant"/>
-  <property name="project.version" value="1.10.8"/>
+  <property name="project.version" value="1.10.9alpha"/>
   <!-- pom.version is used when doing a distribution and must match with what is checked in under src/etc/poms -->
-  <property name="pom.version" value="1.10.8"/>
-  <property name="manifest-version" value="1.10.8"/>
+  <property name="pom.version" value="1.10.9-SNAPSHOT"/>
+  <property name="manifest-version" value="1.10.9"/>
   <property name="bootstrap.jar" value="ant-bootstrap.jar"/>
 
   <property name="ant.package" value="org/apache/tools/ant"/>
diff --git a/manual/cover.html b/manual/cover.html
index 76d0713..643a897 100644
--- a/manual/cover.html
+++ b/manual/cover.html
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 
 <head>
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="stylesheets/style.css">
-<title>Apache Ant 1.10.8 User Manual</title>
+<title>Apache Ant 1.10.9 User Manual</title>
 </head>
 
 <body>
   <h1 class="center"><img src="images/ant_logo_large.gif" width="190" height="120" alt="Apache Ant logo"></h1>
-  <h1 class="center">Apache Ant&trade; 1.10.8 Manual</h1>
-  <p>This is the manual for version 1.10.8 of <a href="https://ant.apache.org/" target="_top">Apache Ant</a>. If your
+  <h1 class="center">Apache Ant&trade; 1.10.9 Manual</h1>
+  <p>This is the manual for version 1.10.9 of <a href="https://ant.apache.org/" target="_top">Apache Ant</a>. If your
     version of Ant (as verified with <kbd>ant -version</kbd>) is older or newer than this version then this is not the
     correct manual set. Please use the documentation appropriate to your current version. Also, if you are using a
     version older than the most recent release, we recommend an upgrade to fix bugs as well as provide new
diff --git a/manual/credits.html b/manual/credits.html
index 7271109..22377a1 100644
--- a/manual/credits.html
+++ b/manual/credits.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
   <li>Craeg Strong (<a href="mailto:cstrong@arielpartners.com">cstrong@arielpartners.com</a>)</li>
 </ul>
 
-<p class="center">Version: 1.10.8</p>
+<p class="center">Version: 1.10.9</p>
 
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/manual/running.html b/manual/running.html
index e31ec34..9c31d12 100644
--- a/manual/running.html
+++ b/manual/running.html
@@ -525,11 +525,11 @@
 
 <p><b>Security Note:</b> Using the default temporary directory
 specified by <code>java.io.tmpdir</code> can result in the leakage of
-sensitive information or possibly allow an attacker to execute
-arbitrary code. This is especially true in multi-user environments. It
-is recommended that <code>ant.tmpdir</code> be set to a directory
-owned by the user running Ant with 0700 permissions. Ant 1.10.8 and
-later will try to make temporary files created by it only
+sensitive information or possibly allow an attacker to inject source
+files into the build process. This is especially true in multi-user
+environments. It is recommended that <code>ant.tmpdir</code> be set to
+a directory owned by the user running Ant with 0700 permissions. Ant
+1.10.8 and later will try to make temporary files created by it only
 readable/writable by the current user but may silently fail to do so
 depending on the OS and filesystem.</p>
 
diff --git a/release/ivy.xml b/release/ivy.xml
index 9634f05..d6bef60 100644
--- a/release/ivy.xml
+++ b/release/ivy.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
             xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
             xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://ant.apache.org/ivy/schemas/ivy.xsd">
   <info organisation="org/apache"
-        module="ant" revision="1.10.8"/>
+        module="ant" revision="1.10.9"/>
   <publications xmlns:e="urn:ant.apache.org:ivy-extras">
     <artifact name="ant-parent" type="pom" ext="pom"/>
     <artifact name="ant-parent" type="pom.asc" ext="pom.asc"/>
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index ac0da11..e77faac 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 name: ant
-version: "1.10.8"
+version: "1.10.9alpha"
 summary: Apache Ant
 description: |
   Apache Ant™ is a Java library and command-line tool whose mission is
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   will need a Java Development Kit rather than just a Java Runtime
   Environment.
 confinement: classic
-grade: stable
+grade: devel
 base: core18
 license: Apache-2.0
 architectures:
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
index 92bb21b..f34877b 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-antlr/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-antlr</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + ANTLR</name>
   <description>antlr specific task.
     The implementation forks a java process, therefore the antlr jar file is only needed at runtime</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
index a7c2a67..92630a4 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bcel/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bcel</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BCEL</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
index ff6c61e..ddaa63b 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-bsf/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-bsf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + BSF</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
index 2f03dc2..ff19cb4 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-log4j/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-log4j</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Log4J</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
index 35096a2..e340228 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-oro/pom.xml
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-oro</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Oro</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
index 14de4da..12567c0 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-regexp/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-regexp</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Regexp</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
index 647fba2..e5e23a7 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-resolver/pom.xml
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-resolver</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Apache Resolver</name>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
index 2bc3447..1d84634 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-apache-xalan2/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-apache-xalan2</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Xalan 2</name>
   <description>contains Xalan2-specific features</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
index 59b6dab..fff7074 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-logging/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-logging</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Logging</name>
   <description>Ant Listener based on commons-logging</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
index 339b789..1467637 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-commons-net/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-commons-net</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Commons Net</name>
   <description>ftp, rexec and telnet tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml
index b9ee0c8..fce93c0 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-imageio/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-imageio</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + ImageIO</name>
   <description>imageio task and corresponding types.</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
index ccdb0a8..e2f496e 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jai/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jai</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JAI</name>
   <description>image task and corresponding types.
   </description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
index a4d9734..30e8fb4 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-javamail/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-javamail</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JavaMail</name>
   <description>implementation of the mail task based on javamail.
     Required to send emails to SMTP servers using user/password combinations
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
index fe8b229..4e7f2c8 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jdepend/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jdepend</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JDepend</name>
   <description>task jdepend invoking the jdepend parser. There is also a version 2.9.1 of the
     jdepend parser available on the maven repository</description>
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
index 34e0050..e5ad8c9 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jmf/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jmf</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JMF</name>
   <description>contains the sound task and a soundplayer listener
     download the dependency from https://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
index 23fbfa3..da08df8 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-jsch/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-jsch</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JSch</name>
   <description>contains the sshexec and scp tasks
   </description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
index 1231f28..2116db0 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-junit</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + JUnit</name>
   <description>contains the junit and junirreport tasks</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
index 8f17c3b..eb65486 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junit4/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
         <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>1.10.8</version>
+        <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-junit4</artifactId>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Apache Ant + JUnit 4</name>
     <description>contains JUnit 4.x support</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.8</version>
+            <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
index b79390f..10a16ca 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-junitlauncher/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
         <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
         <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-        <version>1.10.8</version>
+        <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-junitlauncher</artifactId>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <name>Apache Ant + JUnit 5</name>
     <description>contains JUnit 5.x support</description>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
             <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-            <version>1.10.8</version>
+            <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
index 19427f5..ec1d9fd 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-launcher/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Launcher</name>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
index be012c0..b8969c2 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-netrexx/pom.xml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-netrexx</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + NetRexx</name>
   <description>NetRexxC task
     dependency can be downloaded from https://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/netrexx/download.html</description>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Processed too early, before maven-antrun-plugin gets a chance to work:
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
index 1e50e63..7d70705 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-swing/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-swing</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + Swing</name>
   <description>a listener and a splash task based on Swing</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
index 5477f63..1698967 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-testutil/pom.xml
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>  
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-testutil</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Test Utilities</name>
   <description>test utility classes</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
      <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml
index a6b70b3..52ecf55 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant-xz/pom.xml
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-xz</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant + XZ for Java</name>
   <description>contains the xz compression support</description>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
index 81ce072..d0029eb 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/ant/pom.xml
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
     <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
     <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
     <relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
-    <version>1.10.8</version>
+    <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <url>https://ant.apache.org/</url>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <name>Apache Ant Core</name>
   <properties>
     <modules.exclude>org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/modules/</modules.exclude>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
       <artifactId>ant-launcher</artifactId>
-      <version>1.10.8</version>
+      <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
index a0af55c..e85fcaf 100644
--- a/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
+++ b/src/etc/poms/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.apache.ant</groupId>
   <artifactId>ant-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>1.10.8</version>
+  <version>1.10.9-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
   <description>master POM</description>
   <licenses>
diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml
index 39e8739..b1305a4 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/taskdefs/conditions/antversion.xml
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
                 <fail>
                         <condition>
                                 <not>
-                                        <antversion exactly="1.10.8" />
+                                        <antversion exactly="1.10.9" />
                                 </not>
                         </condition>
-                        Should be exactly 1.10.8
+                        Should be exactly 1.10.9
                 </fail>
         </target>