diff --git a/operator/pom.xml b/operator/pom.xml
index c10beaf..8625531 100644
--- a/operator/pom.xml
+++ b/operator/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     <quarkus.container-image.group>lbroudoux</quarkus.container-image.group>
     <quarkus.container-image.name>microcks-operator</quarkus.container-image.name>
     <microcks-client.version>0.0.8</microcks-client.version>
-    <bouncycastle.version>1.83</bouncycastle.version>
+    <bouncycastle.version>1.85</bouncycastle.version>
     <commons-lang3.version>3.20.0</commons-lang3.version>
     <commons-logging.version>1.3.3</commons-logging.version>
   </properties>