diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cc998f05b3..95a7d719d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
         <!-- dependency versions in alphanumeric order -->
         <asm.version>9.10.1</asm.version>
-        <byte-buddy.version>1.18.11</byte-buddy.version>
+        <byte-buddy.version>1.18.12</byte-buddy.version>
         <commons-fileupload2.version>2.0.0-M5</commons-fileupload2.version>
         <freemarker.version>2.3.34</freemarker.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>8.0.2.Final</hibernate-validator.version>