diff --git a/sslcontext-kickstart-for-pem/pom.xml b/sslcontext-kickstart-for-pem/pom.xml
index 120b4d27..1a15d81c 100644
--- a/sslcontext-kickstart-for-pem/pom.xml
+++ b/sslcontext-kickstart-for-pem/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     </developers>
 
     <properties>
-        <version.bouncy-castle>1.77</version.bouncy-castle>
+        <version.bouncy-castle>1.78</version.bouncy-castle>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>