diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47eda720..b8282a44 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <ant.version>1.10.12</ant.version>
         <archaius-core.version>0.7.7</archaius-core.version>
         <assertj-guava.version>3.4.0</assertj-guava.version>
-        <byte-buddy.version>1.12.5</byte-buddy.version>
+        <byte-buddy.version>1.12.6</byte-buddy.version>
         <caffine.version>3.0.5</caffine.version>
         <checker-qual.version>3.21.0</checker-qual.version>
         <classmate.version>1.5.1</classmate.version>