diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e371dd..27c13a0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     <version>2.2.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <properties>
-        <byte-buddy.version>1.17.8</byte-buddy.version>
+        <byte-buddy.version>1.18.1</byte-buddy.version>
         <coveralls-maven-plugin.version>4.3.0</coveralls-maven-plugin.version>
         <flyway.version>11.14.0</flyway.version>
         <guava.version>33.5.0-jre</guava.version>