diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a56f3cbad..4b1e26d9b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
         <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15on</artifactId>
-        <version>1.68</version>
+        <version>1.70</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>