diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39aa5cfe03..5a01e0a3c4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,14 +58,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
       <artifactId>bcpg-jdk18on</artifactId>
-      <version>1.77</version>
+      <version>1.78</version>
     </dependency>
 
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
       <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-      <version>1.77</version>
+      <version>1.78</version>
     </dependency>