diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5de638d03..6375e2aa4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
         <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
-        <version>1.77</version>
+        <version>1.78</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>