diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c220e55c77..aeedf6a735 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <protobuf.version>3.13.0</protobuf.version>
     <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
     <bucket4j.version>4.10.0</bucket4j.version>
-    <bouncycastle.version>1.66</bouncycastle.version>
+    <bouncycastle.version>1.68</bouncycastle.version>
     <jodatime.version>2.10.6</jodatime.version>
     <joda-convert.version>2.2.1</joda-convert.version>
     <gson.version>2.8.6</gson.version>