diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
index b8d847f2..111591a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_AUTH_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: Install Docker Compose
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y docker-compose
+
       - name: Run Unit Tests
         run: make test-docker version=${{ matrix.java }}
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 541f1964..ea11d878 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -294,7 +294,8 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
       <artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
-      <version>1.76</version>
+      <version>1.78.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <reporting>
@@ -306,4 +307,4 @@
       </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </reporting>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>