diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3fe9a46eba2..08aac3ca230 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     <version.org.apache.xmlgraphics.batik>1.17</version.org.apache.xmlgraphics.batik>
     <version.org.apache.xmlgraphics.commons>2.6</version.org.apache.xmlgraphics.commons>
     <version.org.assertj>3.14.0</version.org.assertj>
-    <version.org.bouncycastle>1.74</version.org.bouncycastle>
+    <version.org.bouncycastle>1.78.1</version.org.bouncycastle>
     <version.org.codehaus.btm>2.1.4</version.org.codehaus.btm>
     <version.org.codehaus.groovy>2.0.5</version.org.codehaus.groovy>
     <version.org.codehaus.jackson>1.9.13</version.org.codehaus.jackson>