diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index eb8f5a65fa6..e0f88002f3b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
     <clirr.comparisonVersion>3.4.6</clirr.comparisonVersion>
 
-    <byte-buddy.version>1.15.11</byte-buddy.version>
+    <byte-buddy.version>1.16.1</byte-buddy.version>
     <derby.version>10.17.1.0</derby.version>
     <log4j.version>2.24.3</log4j.version>
     <mockito.version>5.15.2</mockito.version>