diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3cf2c82b2..b396d89e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
         <maven.javadoc.additionalOptions />
         <!-- Optional Runtime Dependencies: -->
-        <bouncycastle.version>1.84</bouncycastle.version>
+        <bouncycastle.version>1.85</bouncycastle.version>
         <bcprov.artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</bcprov.artifactId>
         <bcpkix.artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</bcpkix.artifactId>