diff --git a/.github/workflows/abcl-test.yml b/.github/workflows/abcl-test.yml
index b756cb7fd..c1fc8486b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/abcl-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/abcl-test.yml
@@ -20,18 +20,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Clone ABCL
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        
-      - name: Install Java base for Ant
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-        with:
-          java-version: '8'
 
       - name: Install jenv
-        run: bash -x ./ci/install-jenv.bash 
+        run: |
+          bash -x ./ci/install-jenv.bash
+          echo ~/.jenv/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
         
       - name: Install OpenJDK
         run: bash -x ./ci/install-openjdk.bash ${JDK_VERSION}
 
+      - name: Install Ant
+        run: |
+          bash -x ./ci/install-ant.bash
+          echo ~/.local/share/java/apache-ant/bin >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
       - name: Ensure we are using the correct JDK
         run: bash -x ./ci/ensure-jenv-is-present.bash && ant abcl.diagnostic
         
diff --git a/ci/install-ant.bash b/ci/install-ant.bash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b63008db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/install-ant.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+
+tmpdir=/tmp
+pushd "${tmpdir}"
+ant_base=apache-ant-1.10.14
+wget https://www-eu.apache.org/dist/ant/binaries/${ant_base}-bin.zip
+unzip ${tmpdir}/${ant_base}-bin.zip
+popd 
+
+install_dir="$HOME/.local/share/java"
+mkdir -p "${install_dir}"
+mv ${tmpdir}/${ant_base} "${install_dir}/apache-ant"
+
+echo Ant binary installed in "${install_dir}/apache-ant/bin"
+
+
+