diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index de5f2244f..a6da66d36 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   <!-- Set our Language Level to Java 8 -->
   <properties>
-    <bouncycastle.version>1.77</bouncycastle.version>
+    <bouncycastle.version>1.78</bouncycastle.version>
     <codehaus.version>1.9.13</codehaus.version>
     <commonscodec.version>1.15</commonscodec.version>
     <commonscollections.version>3.2.2</commonscollections.version>