diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 765afc71..64f427ea 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
       <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-      <version>1.12.1</version>
+      <version>1.16.1</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>