diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 884f0435..e861222e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.78.1</version>
+            <version>1.79</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>