diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84342a84..31ce5c58 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
         <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-        <version>1.14.17</version>
+        <version>1.14.18</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- overrides to resolve dependency conflicts - end-->
       <!-- overrides with vulnerability fixes - start-->