diff --git a/resteasy-dependencies-bom/pom.xml b/resteasy-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
index d11befcf4a..df0bfb9ef1 100644
--- a/resteasy-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/resteasy-dependencies-bom/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         <version.org.apache.httpcomponents.httpasyncclient>4.1.4</version.org.apache.httpcomponents.httpasyncclient>
         <version.org.apache.james.apache-mime4j>0.8.11</version.org.apache.james.apache-mime4j>
         <version.org.apache.maven>3.3.9</version.org.apache.maven> <!-- Used to download aether-provider -->
-        <version.org.bouncycastle>1.76</version.org.bouncycastle>
+        <version.org.bouncycastle>1.78.1</version.org.bouncycastle>
         <version.org.eclipse.aether>1.1.0</version.org.eclipse.aether>
         <version.org.eclipse.angus.angus-activation>2.0.2</version.org.eclipse.angus.angus-activation>
         <version.org.eclipse.angus.angus-mail>1.1.0</version.org.eclipse.angus.angus-mail>