diff --git a/forgerock-core/build.gradle b/forgerock-core/build.gradle
index e16779f7..74f19214 100644
--- a/forgerock-core/build.gradle
+++ b/forgerock-core/build.gradle
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ configurations.all {
     resolutionStrategy {
         force 'org.mockito:mockito-core:3.12.4'
         // this is for the mockwebserver
-        force 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.68'
+        force 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:1.70'
     }
 }
 /**