diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f46e334617..0776572e6d 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.1'
 
     testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0'
-    testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.17.8'
+    testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.18.1'
     testImplementation 'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.4'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.groovy:groovy:4.0.28"'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.groovy:groovy-json:4.0.28'