diff --git a/packages/dart_firebase_admin/pubspec.yaml b/packages/dart_firebase_admin/pubspec.yaml
index cdc9c34c..70cfc772 100644
--- a/packages/dart_firebase_admin/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/dart_firebase_admin/pubspec.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ dependencies:
   intl: ^0.20.0
   meta: ^1.9.1
   pem: ^2.0.5
-  pointycastle: ^3.7.0
+  pointycastle: ^4.0.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   build_runner: ^2.4.7