diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 52c9035c..1bdabc55 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         <dependency.imaging.version>1.0.0-alpha5</dependency.imaging.version>
         <dependency.snakeyaml.version>2.3</dependency.snakeyaml.version>
         <!--The override can be removed when transitive (from tika) bouncycastle dependency is free of vulnerabilities-->
-        <dependency.bouncycastle.version.override>1.79</dependency.bouncycastle.version.override>
+        <dependency.bouncycastle.version.override>1.81</dependency.bouncycastle.version.override>
 
         <spotless-plugin.version>2.43.0</spotless-plugin.version>
         <!-- Do not match any files by default, but this can be overridden from the command line. -->