diff --git a/pgpainless-core/build.gradle b/pgpainless-core/build.gradle
index f1b852ca..3c73121f 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/build.gradle
+++ b/pgpainless-core/build.gradle
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Bouncy Castle
     api "org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18:$bouncyCastleVersion"
-    api "org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15to18:$bouncyCastleVersion"
+    api "org.bouncycastle:bcpg-jdk15to18:$bouncyPgVersion"
+    // api(files("../libs/bcpg-jdk18on-1.70.jar"))
 
     // @Nullable, @Nonnull annotations
     implementation "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:3.0.2"
diff --git a/version.gradle b/version.gradle
index 1352ec44..9b1dc318 100644
--- a/version.gradle
+++ b/version.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ allprojects {
         isSnapshot = true
         pgpainlessMinAndroidSdk = 10
         javaSourceCompatibility = 1.8
-        bouncyCastleVersion = '1.71'
+        bouncyCastleVersion = '1.72'
+        // unfortunately we rely on 1.72.1 for a patch for https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/issues/1257
+        //  which is a bug we introduced with a PR against BC :/ oops
+        bouncyPgVersion = '1.72.1'
         junitVersion = '5.8.2'
         logbackVersion = '1.2.11'
         mockitoVersion = '4.5.1'