diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/kubernetes-client.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/kubernetes-client.adoc
index afd2d0653debe..3e8074bc4d908 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/kubernetes-client.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/kubernetes-client.adoc
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Please note that if you would like to use Elliptic Curve keys with Kubernetes Cl
 [source,gradle,role="secondary asciidoc-tabs-target-sync-gradle"]
 .build.gradle
 ----
-implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on")
+implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on")
 ----
 
 Note that internally an `org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider` provider will be registered if it has not already been registered.
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/security-customization.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/security-customization.adoc
index 5483addf7a19f..4bf085eaacf8a 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/security-customization.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/security-customization.adoc
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ and add the BouncyCastle provider dependency:
 [source,gradle,role="secondary asciidoc-tabs-target-sync-gradle"]
 .build.gradle
 ----
-implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on")
+implementation("org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on")
 ----
 
 [[bouncy-castle-jsse]]
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ and add the BouncyCastle TLS dependency:
 [source,gradle,role="secondary asciidoc-tabs-target-sync-gradle"]
 .build.gradle
 ----
-implementation("org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk15on")
+implementation("org.bouncycastle:bctls-jdk18on")
 ----
 
 [[bouncy-castle-fips]]
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/stork-kubernetes.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/stork-kubernetes.adoc
index 0572cc5955726..ba587d054a9e1 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/stork-kubernetes.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/stork-kubernetes.adoc
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ kubectl apply -f target/kubernetes/kubernetes.yml -n=development
 
 [NOTE]
 ====
-Please note that if you use Elliptic Curve keys with Stork and are getting exceptions like `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider`, then adding a BouncyCastle PKIX dependency (`org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on`) is required.
+Please note that if you use Elliptic Curve keys with Stork and are getting exceptions like `java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider`, then adding a BouncyCastle PKIX dependency (`org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on`) is required.
 
 Note that internally an `org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider` provider will be registered if it has not already been registered.
 
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/graal/CertUtilsSubstitutions.java b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/graal/CertUtilsSubstitutions.java
index 0c9402259b087..dd884d8257ac5 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/graal/CertUtilsSubstitutions.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/graal/CertUtilsSubstitutions.java
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ public final class CertUtilsSubstitutions {
     @Substitute
     static PrivateKey handleECKey(InputStream keyInputStream) throws IOException {
         throw new RuntimeException(
-                "EC Keys are not supported when using the native binary, please add the org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk15on dependency");
+                "EC Keys are not supported when using the native binary, please add the org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on dependency");
     }
 }