diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0d183d4a8..da668ba5c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.3'
 
     testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.4-groovy-5.0'
-    testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.18.7'
+    testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.18.8'
     testImplementation 'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.5'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.groovy:groovy:5.0.4'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.groovy:groovy-json:5.0.4'