diff --git a/build/build.xml b/build/build.xml
index e6789bd..720caab 100644
--- a/build/build.xml
+++ b/build/build.xml
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
                 <or>
                     <contains string="${ant.version}" substring="1.6"/>
                     <contains string="${ant.version}" substring="1.7"/>
+                    <contains string="${ant.version}" substring="1.8"/>
                 </or>
             </not>
         </condition>