diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6cc217cf..11d2df97 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <avro.version>1.12.1</avro.version>
         <awaitility.version>4.3.0</awaitility.version>
         <build-resources.version>2024-12.1</build-resources.version>
-        <byte-buddy.version>1.17.8</byte-buddy.version>
+        <byte-buddy.version>1.18.1</byte-buddy.version>
         <caniuse-neo4j-detection.version>1.3.0</caniuse-neo4j-detection.version>
         <cdc.version>1.1.0</cdc.version>
         <commons-collections4.version>4.5.0</commons-collections4.version>