diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 70415b9..bc3bead 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.77</version>
+            <version>1.78</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Tests -->