diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ff568273bf..cc2caf7619b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         <activation-version>1.1.1</activation-version>
         <rocksdb-jni-version>9.8.4</rocksdb-jni-version>
         <json-smart.version>2.5.1</json-smart.version>
-        <byte-buddy.version>1.15.11</byte-buddy.version>
+        <byte-buddy.version>1.16.1</byte-buddy.version>
         <gson.version>2.11.0</gson.version>
 
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