diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 286e663c7..18c41732f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <maven.javadoc.additionalOptions />
 
         <!-- Optional Runtime Dependencies: -->
-        <bouncycastle.version>1.76</bouncycastle.version>
+        <bouncycastle.version>1.78</bouncycastle.version>
         <bcprov.artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</bcprov.artifactId>
         <bcpkix.artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</bcpkix.artifactId>