diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f68d4bee..bd4ff4279 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <pitmp-maven-plugin.version>1.3.7</pitmp-maven-plugin.version>
 
     <!-- dependencies -->
-    <bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>
+    <bouncycastle.version>1.79</bouncycastle.version>
     <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
     <dom4j.version>2.1.4</dom4j.version>
     <fop.version>2.10</fop.version>