diff --git a/exist-core/pom.xml b/exist-core/pom.xml
index 2f243524968..d9bf3f08f59 100644
--- a/exist-core/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-core/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.78.1</version>
+            <version>1.79</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>