diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 67fa9ec369..2e0bfb7278 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
     <!--dependency versions in alphabetical order-->
     <asynchttpclient.version>2.12.3</asynchttpclient.version>
-    <bouncycastle.version>1.70</bouncycastle.version>
+    <bouncycastle.version>1.77</bouncycastle.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.8</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>1.1</buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>
     <checkstyle.version>8.35</checkstyle.version>
@@ -784,13 +784,13 @@
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-        <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
         <version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-        <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
+        <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
         <version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
diff --git a/tez-api/pom.xml b/tez-api/pom.xml
index f7b05acd54..edf95af6fa 100644
--- a/tez-api/pom.xml
+++ b/tez-api/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-      <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
diff --git a/tez-tests/pom.xml b/tez-tests/pom.xml
index 7c58083f88..242c1e8355 100644
--- a/tez-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tez-tests/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
-      <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15on</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>