diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8dfdec9ec1..e61084afc3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
     <!--dependency versions in alphabetical order-->
     <asynchttpclient.version>2.12.4</asynchttpclient.version>
-    <bouncycastle.version>1.78</bouncycastle.version>
+    <bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>
     <build-helper-maven-plugin.version>1.8</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
     <buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>1.1</buildnumber-maven-plugin.version>
     <checkstyle.version>8.35</checkstyle.version>
@@ -787,17 +787,16 @@
         <artifactId>jersey-json</artifactId>
         <version>${jersey.version}</version>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- BouncyCastle should be in default scope to make their way to tez.tar.gz since Hadoop 3.4.1 -->
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
         <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
         <version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
         <artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
         <version>${bouncycastle.version}</version>
-        <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.fusesource.leveldbjni</groupId>