diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 1d422dfed5..54873feb2b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ gem 'omniauth_openid_connect', '~> 0.3.5'
 gem 'jwt', '~> 2.2.3'
 
 # contact mail form
+gem 'hcaptcha', '~> 7.1.0'
 gem 'mail_form', '~> 1.9.0'
-gem 'recaptcha', '~> 5.8.1', require: 'recaptcha/rails'
 
 # authorization
 gem 'pundit', '~> 2.1.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ca567e0e05..bbde6b8d6f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ GEM
       actionpack (>= 5.2)
       activesupport (>= 5.2)
     hashie (4.1.0)
+    hcaptcha (7.1.0)
+      json
     htmlentities (4.3.4)
     httparty (0.18.1)
       mime-types (~> 3.0)
@@ -346,8 +348,6 @@ GEM
     rb-inotify (0.10.1)
       ffi (~> 1.0)
     rb-readline (0.5.5)
-    recaptcha (5.8.1)
-      json
     regexp_parser (2.1.1)
     responders (3.0.1)
       actionpack (>= 5.0)
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   faker (~> 2.18.0)
   flamegraph (~> 0.9.5)
   has_scope (~> 0.8.0)
+  hcaptcha (~> 7.1.0)
   httparty (~> 0.18.1)
   i18n-js (~> 3.9.0)
   image_processing (~> 1.12.1)
@@ -518,7 +519,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails-i18n (~> 6.0.0)
   rails_server_timings (~> 1.0.8)
   rb-readline (~> 0.5.5)
-  recaptcha (~> 5.8.1)
   rouge (= 3.26.0)
   rubocop-rails (~> 2.11.3)
   ruby-saml (~> 1.12.2)
diff --git a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
index e6d19338a0..3519a01556 100644
--- a/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/pages_controller.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 class PagesController < ApplicationController
-  content_security_policy only: %i[contact] do |policy|
-    policy.script_src(*(%w[https://www.recaptcha.net https://www.gstatic.com
-                           https://www.google.com] + policy.script_src))
-    policy.frame_src('https://www.google.com', 'https://www.recaptcha.net')
+  content_security_policy only: %i[contact create_contact] do |policy|
+    policy.script_src(*(%w[https://hcaptcha.com https://*.hcaptcha.com] + policy.script_src))
+    policy.style_src(*(%w[https://hcaptcha.com https://*.hcaptcha.com] + policy.style_src))
+    policy.connect_src(*(%w[https://hcaptcha.com https://*.hcaptcha.com] + policy.connect_src))
+    policy.frame_src('https://hcaptcha.com', 'https://*.hcaptcha.com')
   end
 
   def home
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ def create_contact
     @contact_form = ContactForm.new(contact_params)
     @contact_form.request = request # Allows us to also send ip
     @contact_form.validate
-    if verify_recaptcha(model: @contact_form, message: t('.captcha_failed')) && @contact_form.deliver
+    if verify_hcaptcha(model: @contact_form, message: t('.captcha_failed')) && @contact_form.deliver
       redirect_to root_path, notice: t('.mail_sent')
     else
       flash[:error] = @contact_form.errors.full_messages.to_sentence
diff --git a/app/views/pages/contact.html.erb b/app/views/pages/contact.html.erb
index 530b1bff41..cb329a2b13 100644
--- a/app/views/pages/contact.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/pages/contact.html.erb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
           <% if Rails.env.production? || Rails.env.staging? %>
             <div class="form-group row">
               <div class="offset-sm-2 col-sm-8">
-                <%= recaptcha_tags %>
+                <%= hcaptcha_tags %>
               </div>
             </div>
           <% end %>
diff --git a/config/credentials.yml.enc b/config/credentials.yml.enc
index 74ebf0caaa..273f066d74 100644
--- a/config/credentials.yml.enc
+++ b/config/credentials.yml.enc
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/config/credentials/staging.yml.enc b/config/credentials/staging.yml.enc
index da817d4cef..6d2fe22971 100644
--- a/config/credentials/staging.yml.enc
+++ b/config/credentials/staging.yml.enc
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/config/initializers/hcaptcha.rb b/config/initializers/hcaptcha.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1180dcdff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/hcaptcha.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Hcaptcha.configure do |config|
+  config.site_key = Rails.application.credentials.hcaptcha_site_key
+  config.secret_key = Rails.application.credentials.hcaptcha_secret_key
+end
diff --git a/config/initializers/recaptcha.rb b/config/initializers/recaptcha.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 807a23cabb..0000000000
--- a/config/initializers/recaptcha.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Recaptcha.configure do |config|
-  config.site_key = Rails.application.credentials.recaptcha_site_key
-  config.secret_key = Rails.application.credentials.recaptcha_secret_key
-end
diff --git a/config/locales/views/pages/en.yml b/config/locales/views/pages/en.yml
index 328280c75f..33ae0f4646 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/pages/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/pages/en.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ en:
       send: Send message
     create_contact:
       mail_sent: "Your message has been sent. Thanks for getting in touch."
-      captcha_failed: reCAPTCHA could not be verified; please try again.
+      captcha_failed: HCaptcha could not be verified; please try again.
     privacy_disclaimer:
       text_html: "Your privacy is important to us. On the <a href=\"%{your_data}\">your data</a> page we explain in clear and understandable language what data we collect and how we use it. Our <a href=\"%{privacy_statement}\">privacy statement</a> contains the legally binding version."
     support:
diff --git a/config/locales/views/pages/nl.yml b/config/locales/views/pages/nl.yml
index e10a29500f..35e23e7999 100644
--- a/config/locales/views/pages/nl.yml
+++ b/config/locales/views/pages/nl.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ nl:
       rights_request_redirect_html: Wil je lesgeversrechten aanvragen voor je account? Gebruik dan <strong><a href="%{url}">dit formulier</a></strong>.
       send: Bericht verzenden
     create_contact:
-      captcha_failed: reCAPTCHA kon niet geverifieerd worden, probeer opnieuw.
+      captcha_failed: HCaptcha kon niet geverifieerd worden, probeer opnieuw.
       mail_sent: "Je bericht werd verstuurd. Bedankt om contact op te nemen."
     privacy_disclaimer:
       text_html: "Jouw privacy is belangrijk voor ons. Op de <a href=\"%{your_data}\">jouw data</a> pagina leggen we in mensentaal uit welke data we verzamelen en hoe we die gebruiken. De juridisch bindende versie kan je in onze <a href=\"%{privacy_statement}\">privacyverklaring</a> vinden."
@@ -82,4 +82,3 @@ nl:
       support_p3_html: "Wenst u een groter bedrag te schenken of kiest u liever voor sponsoring op factuur? Contacteer ons op <a href='mailto:dodona@ugent.be'>dodona@ugent.be</a> en we bekijken samen graag de mogelijkheden."
       supported_by: Met de steun van
       supported_p1_html: "Dodona wordt ontwikkeld door een klein team onderzoekers aan de <a href='https://www.ugent.be' target='_blank'>Universiteit Gent</a>. Het platform is volledig open source en alle code is beschikbaar op <a href='https://github.com/dodona-edu/dodona' target='_blank'>GitHub</a>. De hosting wordt aangeboden door de Universiteit Gent. Daarnaast ontving Dodona al steun in de vorm van onderwijsinnovatieprojecten van de Universiteit Gent en de Faculteit Wetenschappen. Ook <a href='https://www.elixir-belgium.org/' target='_blank'>ELIXIR Belgium</a> ondersteunde dit project."
-