diff --git a/driver-core/pom.xml b/driver-core/pom.xml
index caf037c0a3f..b401d1b839a 100644
--- a/driver-core/pom.xml
+++ b/driver-core/pom.xml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.76</version>
+            <version>1.78</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.bouncycastle/bcpkix-jdk15on -->
         <dependency>