diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c7925e56..e0aa810a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <activation-api.version>2.1.3</activation-api.version>
-        <bcprov.version>1.78.1</bcprov.version>
+        <bcprov.version>1.79</bcprov.version>
         <clirr.version>2.8</clirr.version>
         <commons.codec.version>1.17.1</commons.codec.version>
         <hamcrest.version>3.0</hamcrest.version>