diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 39afff6fe0..3558f82da7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
         <!-- Test 3rd-party dependencies: -->
         <easymock.version>5.6.0</easymock.version>
         <mockito.version>5.23.0</mockito.version>
-        <bytebuddy.version>1.18.7</bytebuddy.version>
+        <bytebuddy.version>1.18.8</bytebuddy.version>
         <gmaven.version>4.3.1</gmaven.version>
         <groovy.version>4.0.27</groovy.version>
         <junit.version>5.13.4</junit.version>