diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 773d82a318..41d0b02d92 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
         <!-- Next version of swagger requires changes to how path mapping and scanner injection are done. -->
         <swagger.version>1.6.2</swagger.version>
         <mx4j.version>3.0.1</mx4j.version>
-        <bouncycastle.version>1.72</bouncycastle.version>  <!-- beyond this gives asn1 errors, needs a new dep probably -->
+        <bouncycastle.version>1.74</bouncycastle.version>  <!-- beyond this gives asn1 errors, needs a new dep probably -->
         <eddsa.version>0.3.0</eddsa.version>  <!-- eddsa 0.3.0 needs sun x509 -->
         <sshj.version>0.34.0</sshj.version>  <!-- jclouds 2.4 uses 0.27; 0.32 needs eddsa 0.3.0 -->
         <sshj.asn1.version>0.6.0</sshj.asn1.version>