diff --git a/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml b/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
index 549beda3076..72b3ad13fc0 100644
--- a/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
+++ b/buildsystem/compdeps/pom.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
 
-    Copyright (c) 2018, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2018, 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 
     This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
     terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <eclipse.drop>2018-12</eclipse.drop>
 
         <!-- DEPENDENCY Versions -->
-        <eclipselink.asm.version>9.6.0</eclipselink.asm.version>
+        <eclipselink.asm.version>9.7.0</eclipselink.asm.version>
         <!-- CQ #21139, 21140 -->
         <ch.qos.logback.version>1.2.13</ch.qos.logback.version>
         <com.sun.xml.bind.version>2.3.9</com.sun.xml.bind.version>
diff --git a/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index d73485a0faf..e25fa7dda17 100644
--- a/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/dbws/org.eclipse.persistence.dbws/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.dbws
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.15",
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0",
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.7.0",
  org.eclipse.persistence.jpa;bundle-version="2.7.15",
  org.eclipse.persistence.moxy;bundle-version="2.7.15"
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project
diff --git a/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index d06cb42783b..5b81cc6b6ec 100644
--- a/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ Bundle-ClassPath: .
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.core
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.antlr;bundle-version="3.5.3";resolution:=optional,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.7.0";resolution:=optional
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.persistence.core
 Eclipse-ExtensibleAPI: true
 Bundle-Name: EclipseLink Core
diff --git a/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index ff72d103a90..48eddd202db 100644
--- a/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/jpa/org.eclipse.persistence.jpa/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.15";visibility:=reexport,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.7.0";resolution:=optional
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project
 Bundle-Version: 2.7.15.qualifier
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
diff --git a/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 9da671051cb..a4f7c89ad53 100644
--- a/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/moxy/org.eclipse.persistence.moxy/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Bundle-Name: EclipseLink MOXy
 Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.moxy
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.15";visibility:=reexport,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.7.0";resolution:=optional
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project
 Bundle-Version: 2.7.15.qualifier
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
diff --git a/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 3060008ae32..a3d36e6af84 100644
--- a/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/sdo/org.eclipse.persistence.sdo/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Created-By: 1.6.0_21 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
 HK2-Bundle-Name: org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.sdo
 Require-Capability: osgi.ee; filter:="(&(osgi.ee=JavaSE)(version>=1.8))"
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.persistence.core;bundle-version="2.7.15";visibility:=reexport,
- org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.6.0";resolution:=optional,
+ org.eclipse.persistence.asm;bundle-version="9.7.0";resolution:=optional,
  org.eclipse.persistence.moxy;bundle-version="2.7.15";resolution:=optional,
  commonj.sdo;bundle-version="2.1.1"
 Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org - EclipseLink Project