diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f73aa8e569..ff09461aec 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <hbase2-metrics.version>3.2.6</hbase2-metrics.version>
 
     <!-- bytebuddy dependency version for resolving hbase backward incompatible changes -->
-    <byte.buddy.version>1.12.7</byte.buddy.version>
+    <byte.buddy.version>1.12.8</byte.buddy.version>
 
     <!-- testing dependency versions -->
     <commons-lang.version>2.6</commons-lang.version>