diff --git a/opennms-full-assembly/src/assembly/components/osgi.xml b/opennms-full-assembly/src/assembly/components/osgi.xml
index 30dfab7f7154..c2e1ba8ae8dc 100644
--- a/opennms-full-assembly/src/assembly/components/osgi.xml
+++ b/opennms-full-assembly/src/assembly/components/osgi.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         <exclude>**/sshd-*/2.8.0/*</exclude>
         <exclude>**/*xstream*/1.4.8_1</exclude>
         <exclude>**/*xstream*/1.4.8_1/*</exclude>
+        <exclude>%regex[.*org\/bouncycastle\/(bcprov|bctls|bcutil|bcpkix)-jdk18on\/1.7[56]\/?.*]</exclude>
       </excludes>
     </fileSet>
   </fileSets>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 234da1d8a7f2..3687c89031f7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1610,7 +1610,7 @@
     <activemqVersion>5.15.16</activemqVersion>
     <atomikosVersion>3.9.2</atomikosVersion>
     <batikVersion>1.17</batikVersion>
-    <bouncyCastleVersion>1.76</bouncyCastleVersion>
+    <bouncyCastleVersion>1.78.1</bouncyCastleVersion>
     <bsfVersion>2.4.0</bsfVersion>
     <bsonVersion>3.5.0</bsonVersion>
     <caffeineVersion>2.8.0</caffeineVersion>