diff --git a/core/build.gradle b/core/build.gradle
index 4a09d594e31..06d79e66e28 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle
+++ b/core/build.gradle
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ configurations.all {
         force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.18.12'
         force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.18.12'
         force 'com.fasterxml.jackson.datatype:jackson-datatype-jsr310:2.18.12'
+        // docker-java-core still pulls in Bouncy Castle 1.82. Remove these forces once a docker-java release ships 1.86 or newer (docker-java/docker-java#2696).
+        force 'org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on:1.86'
+        force 'org.bouncycastle:bcutil-jdk18on:1.86'
+        force 'org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.86'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java b/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java
index 40a82d54e92..837a0e57729 100644
--- a/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java
+++ b/core/src/jarFileTest/java/org/testcontainers/JarFileShadingTest.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ void testMetaInf() throws Exception {
                 "native-image",
                 "Schubfach-LICENSE",
                 "FastDoubleParser-ThirdParty-LICENSE",
+                "LICENSE.md",
                 "FastDoubleParser-LICENSE"
             );
     }