diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 75e868f..512fb88 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ dependencies {
             replacedBy('org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on', "Everything can go via the JDK 1.8+ BouncyCastle version")
         }
     }
-    implementation('org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.78.1')
+    implementation('org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.79')
     implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'jcl-over-slf4j', version: project.versions.slf4j
 
     testImplementation platform('org.junit:junit-bom:5.11.3')