diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b56726fc1..a1429f49a 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.78.1</version>
+            <version>1.79</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.78.1</version>
+            <version>1.79</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>