diff --git a/benchmark/pom.xml b/benchmark/pom.xml
index 90c7371da..c3f5efef1 100644
--- a/benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
       <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-      <version>1.12.14</version>
+      <version>1.12.16</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>