diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31a9edb25..40561a07f 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 		<junit.version>5.11.3</junit.version>
 		<lombok.version>1.18.36</lombok.version>
 		<kotlin-version>2.0.20</kotlin-version>
-		<bouncycastle.version>1.79</bouncycastle.version>
+		<bouncycastle.version>1.81</bouncycastle.version>
 
 		<!-- version for json and jmh -->
 		<jackson.version>2.18.1</jackson.version>