diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index ab4bb120..ded0777f 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 * Add optional Mute characteristic to Doorbell service
 * Fix leak of mDNS instances and shutdown hooks when stopping `HomekitRoot`
 * Updated netty to 4.1.139.Final
+* Updated bouncy castle to 1.86
 
 # HAP-Java 2.0.9
 * Fix Set Duration and Remaining Duration characteristics to advertise format `uint32` instead of `int` [#202](https://github.com/hap-java/HAP-Java/issues/202)
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7bbbb902..3fc90101 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 	<properties>
     	<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<netty.version>4.1.139.Final</netty.version>
+		<bouncycastle.version>1.86</bouncycastle.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<licenses>
@@ -106,13 +107,13 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
 			<artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
-			<version>1.83</version>
+			<version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
 		</dependency>
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
             <artifactId>bctls-jdk18on</artifactId>
-            <version>1.82</version>
+            <version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
         </dependency>
 
 		<dependency>