diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 8dcaa71e..9ccca306 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             <!-- This dependency is not explicitely needed, but having it enables IDE linting in BouncyCastle test files -->
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.78.1</version>
+            <version>1.79</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>