diff --git a/modules/testutils/pom.xml b/modules/testutils/pom.xml
index d91cfd6288..8bba2ebbd4 100644
--- a/modules/testutils/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/testutils/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.49</version>
+            <version>1.68</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>