diff --git a/zcash_primitives/Cargo.toml b/zcash_primitives/Cargo.toml
index badacfd67..97f41bb90 100644
--- a/zcash_primitives/Cargo.toml
+++ b/zcash_primitives/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ log = "0.4"
 rand = "0.7"
 rand_core = "0.5.1"
 ripemd160 = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
-secp256k1 = { version = "0.17", optional = true }
+secp256k1 = { version = "0.19", optional = true }
 sha2 = "0.9"
 subtle = "2.2.1"