diff --git a/core-services/audit-service/pom.xml b/core-services/audit-service/pom.xml
index 7e745b18b6..74c8a64360 100644
--- a/core-services/audit-service/pom.xml
+++ b/core-services/audit-service/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
 			<artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15to18</artifactId>
-			<version>1.69</version>
+			<version>1.79</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.egov</groupId>