diff --git a/ant.spec b/ant.spec
index 79efcd2..1f97de8 100644
--- a/ant.spec
+++ b/ant.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name:           ant
 Version:        1.6.5
-Release: 	%{jpprelease}_7fc
+Release: 	%{jpprelease}_8fc
 Epoch:          0
 Summary:        Ant build tool for java
 Summary(it):    Tool per la compilazione di programmi java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Patch1:         apache-ant-1.6.5-rpm.patch
 Patch2:         apache-ant-1.6.5-javah.patch
 Patch4:         apache-ant-jars.patch
 Patch5:         apache-ant-bz163689.patch
+Patch6:         apache-ant-1.6.5-jvm1.5-detect.patch
 Requires:       jaxp_parser_impl
 Requires:       jpackage-utils >= 0:1.5
 Requires:       java-devel
@@ -752,6 +753,9 @@ fi
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jun 1 2006 Deepak Bhole <dbhole@redhat.com> - 0:1.6.5-1jpp_8fc
+- Added patch to fix jvm version detection
+
 * Mon Mar  6 2006 Jeremy Katz <katzj@redhat.com> - 0:1.6.5-1jpp_7fc
 - stop scriptlet spew
 
diff --git a/apache-ant-1.6.5-jvm1.5-detect.patch b/apache-ant-1.6.5-jvm1.5-detect.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d69fe7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apache-ant-1.6.5-jvm1.5-detect.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- ./src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/JavaEnvUtils.java.sav	2006-05-31 18:18:10.000000000 -0400
++++ ./src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/JavaEnvUtils.java	2006-05-31 18:18:18.000000000 -0400
+@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
+             Class.forName("java.lang.CharSequence");
+             javaVersion = JAVA_1_4;
+             javaVersionNumber++;
+-            Class.forName("java.lang.Readable");
++            Class.forName("java.net.Proxy");
+             javaVersion = JAVA_1_5;
+             javaVersionNumber++;
+         } catch (Throwable t) {
+--- ./build.xml.sav	2006-05-31 18:18:28.000000000 -0400
++++ ./build.xml	2006-05-31 18:18:37.000000000 -0400
+@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
+   <target name="check_for_optional_packages">
+     <available property="jdk1.3+" classname="java.lang.StrictMath"/>
+     <available property="jdk1.4+" classname="java.lang.CharSequence"/>
+-    <available property="jdk1.5+" classname="java.lang.Readable"/>
++    <available property="jdk1.5+" classname="java.net.Proxy"/>
+     <available property="kaffe" classname="kaffe.util.NotImplemented"/>
+     <available property="bsf.present"
+                classname="org.apache.bsf.BSFManager"