diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 8d81c48d3..a9734073a 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencyResolutionManagement {
         libs {
             library('jna', 'net.java.dev.jna', 'jna-jpms').version('5.14.0')
             library('jakarta.servlet-api', 'jakarta.servlet', 'jakarta.servlet-api').version('5.0.0')
-            library('bcprov-jdk18on', 'org.bouncycastle', 'bcprov-jdk18on').version('1.77')
+            library('bcprov-jdk18on', 'org.bouncycastle', 'bcprov-jdk18on').version('1.78.1')
         }
 
         testLibs {
diff --git a/src/docs/asciidoc/release_notes.adoc b/src/docs/asciidoc/release_notes.adoc
index a1432c197..600c2cd7f 100644
--- a/src/docs/asciidoc/release_notes.adoc
+++ b/src/docs/asciidoc/release_notes.adoc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 :toc: left
 :icons: font
 :sectnums:
-:bc-version: 1.77
+:bc-version: 1.78.1
 :jna-version: 5.14.0
 :jaybird-fbclient-version: 4.0.4.0