diff --git a/itext/pom.xml b/itext/pom.xml
index 4ca8467a0..817ab4ef3 100644
--- a/itext/pom.xml
+++ b/itext/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <groupId>com.itextpdf</groupId>
     <artifactId>itext-parent</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.0</version>
-    <relativePath />
+    <relativePath/>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>itextpdf</artifactId>
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
       <artifactId>bcprov-jdk15to18</artifactId>
-      <version>1.71</version>
+      <version>1.78</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
       <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk15to18</artifactId>
-      <version>1.71</version>
+      <version>1.78</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
             <featureBranchPrefix>feature/</featureBranchPrefix>
             <releaseBranchPrefix>release/</releaseBranchPrefix>
             <hotfixBranchPrefix>hotfix/</hotfixBranchPrefix>
-            <versionTagPrefix />
+            <versionTagPrefix/>
           </flowInitContext>
           <allowUntracked>true</allowUntracked>
           <autoVersionSubmodules>true</autoVersionSubmodules>