Password strings starting with & break

[mattsones]

I have a password string that begins with '&yUis2' and when I attempt to use it in a deploy, I get this:

Warning:
BUILD FAILED
C:\work\salesforce_ant\OptimizeDev\node_modules\grunt-ant-sfdc\tmp\ant\build.xml:7: The reference to entity "yUis2" must end with the ';' delimiter.

Total time: 0 seconds Use --force to continue.

Aborted due to warnings.

[kevinohara80]

Yes, probably a bug. Could you submit a fix for it?

[mattsones]

I don't have the skill level necessary to submit a fix. Can someone else address this?