diff --git a/pgpainless-core/build.gradle b/pgpainless-core/build.gradle
index f80de21b..266513e6 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/build.gradle
+++ b/pgpainless-core/build.gradle
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
-ext {
-    bcVersion = "1.60"
-}
-
-
 dependencies {
     testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.12'
     /*
-    compile "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15on:$bcVersion"
+    compile "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15on:$bouncyCastleVersion"
     /*/
-    compile "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:$bcVersion"
+    compile "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on:$bouncyCastleVersion"
     //*/
-    compile "org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15on:$bcVersion"
+    compile "org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15on:$bouncyCastleVersion"
 
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.google.code.findbugs/jsr305
     compile group: 'com.google.code.findbugs', name: 'jsr305', version: '3.0.2'
diff --git a/version.gradle b/version.gradle
index b2436ce1..c3a259f4 100644
--- a/version.gradle
+++ b/version.gradle
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ allprojects {
         isSnapshot = true
         pgpainlessMinAndroidSdk = 9
         javaSourceCompatibility = 1.8
+        bouncyCastleVersion = '1.62'
     }
 }