diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5edf88b79..3eac8b9ce3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 		<asm.version>9.7.1</asm.version>
 		<aspectj.version>1.9.22.1</aspectj.version>
 		<assertj-core.version>3.26.3</assertj-core.version>
-		<bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>
+		<bouncycastle.version>1.79</bouncycastle.version>
 		<byte-buddy.version>1.15.7</byte-buddy.version>
 		<cdi-unit.version>4.2.0</cdi-unit.version>
 		<commons-collections4.version>4.4</commons-collections4.version>