diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b5a0b9f091..08bae2d15e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ sourceCompatibility = 1.8
 
 mainClassName = 'bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain'
 
+jar {
+    manifest.attributes(
+        'Class-Path': 'bcpg-jdk15on-1.56.jar bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar'
+    )
+}
+
 tasks.withType(JavaCompile) {
     options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 }
diff --git a/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh b/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh
index af57b35c48..4bd665b34e 100644
--- a/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh
+++ b/package/linux/32bitBuild.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ $JAVA_HOME/bin/javapackager \
     -vendor Bisq \
     -outdir deploy \
     -srcfiles "$dir/Bisq-$version.jar" \
+    -srcfiles "$dir/bcpg-jdk15on-1.56.jar" \
+    -srcfiles "$dir/bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar" \
     -srcfiles package/linux/LICENSE \
     -appclass bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain \
     -BjvmOptions=-Xss1280k \
diff --git a/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh b/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh
index e239464366..553332701c 100644
--- a/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh
+++ b/package/linux/64bitBuild.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ $JAVA_HOME/bin/javapackager \
     -vendor Bisq \
     -outdir deploy \
     -srcfiles "$dir/Bisq-$version.jar" \
+    -srcfiles "$dir/bcpg-jdk15on-1.56.jar" \
+    -srcfiles "$dir/bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar" \
     -srcfiles package/linux/LICENSE \
     -appclass bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain \
     -BjvmOptions=-Xss1280k \
diff --git a/package/osx/create_app.sh b/package/osx/create_app.sh
index 347afbb0b4..5c96a27bc8 100755
--- a/package/osx/create_app.sh
+++ b/package/osx/create_app.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ cp $EXE_JAR "$linux64/Bisq-$version.jar"
 cp $EXE_JAR "$win32/Bisq.jar"
 cp $EXE_JAR "$win64/Bisq.jar"
 
+# copy bouncycastle jars to VM shared folders
+bc_lib1=bcpg-jdk15on-1.56.jar
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib1 "$linux32/$bc_lib1"
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib1 "$linux64/$bc_lib1"
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib1 "$win32/$bc_lib1"
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib1 "$win64/$bc_lib1"
+
+bc_lib2=bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib2 "$linux32/$bc_lib2"
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib2 "$linux64/$bc_lib2"
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib2 "$win32/$bc_lib2"
+cp build/app/lib/$bc_lib2 "$win64/$bc_lib2"
+
 # Copy packager scripts to VM. No need to checkout the source as we only are interested in the build scripts.
 mkdir -p "$linux32/package/linux"
 mkdir -p "$linux64/package/linux"
@@ -58,6 +71,8 @@ $JAVA_HOME/bin/javapackager \
     -vendor Bisq \
     -outdir deploy \
     -srcfiles "deploy/Bisq-$version.jar" \
+    -srcfiles "deploy/$bc_lib1" \
+    -srcfiles "deploy/$bc_lib2" \
     -appclass bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain \
     -outfile Bisq
 
diff --git a/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat b/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat
index 35e685481f..045a2cbb43 100644
--- a/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat
+++ b/package/windows/32bitBuild.bat
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ call "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\javapackager.exe" -deploy ^
 -outdir %outdir% ^
 -appclass bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain ^
 -srcfiles %outdir%\Bisq.jar ^
+-srcfiles %outdir%\bcpg-jdk15on-1.56.jar ^
+-srcfiles %outdir%\bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar ^
 -outfile Bisq ^
 -Bruntime="%JAVA_HOME%\jre"
 
diff --git a/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat b/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat
index 0e0a325f17..13f391deec 100644
--- a/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat
+++ b/package/windows/64bitBuild.bat
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ call "%JAVA_HOME%\bin\javapackager.exe" -deploy ^
 -outdir %outdir% ^
 -appclass bisq.desktop.app.BisqAppMain ^
 -srcfiles %outdir%\Bisq.jar ^
+-srcfiles %outdir%\bcpg-jdk15on-1.56.jar ^
+-srcfiles %outdir%\bcprov-jdk15on-1.56.jar ^
 -outfile Bisq ^
 -Bruntime="%JAVA_HOME%\jre"