diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c605151..fee5e02 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     <java.release.version>17</java.release.version>
 
     <!-- Versions -->
-    <byte-buddy.version>1.15.11</byte-buddy.version>
+    <byte-buddy.version>1.16.1</byte-buddy.version>
     <derby.version>10.17.1.0</derby.version>
     <mockito.version>5.15.2</mockito.version>
     <slf4j.version>2.0.16</slf4j.version>