diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2abf003e22..59ee9f1cb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
         <jaxb-version>2.3.1</jaxb-version>
         <rocksdb-jni-version>10.10.1.1</rocksdb-jni-version>
         <json-smart.version>2.6.0</json-smart.version>
-        <byte-buddy.version>1.18.10</byte-buddy.version>
+        <byte-buddy.version>1.18.11</byte-buddy.version>
         <gson.version>2.14.0</gson.version>
 
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