diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8e27b8c18..843d815ce 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
                 <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
-                <version>1.77</version>
+                <version>1.78</version>
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>