diff --git a/org.eclipse.transformer.parent/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.transformer.parent/pom.xml
index eae60e3f..80fc6d3c 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.transformer.parent/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.transformer.parent/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 		<junit-jupiter.version>5.9.1</junit-jupiter.version>
 		<assertj.version>3.23.1</assertj.version>
 		<xmlunit.version>2.9.0</xmlunit.version>
-		<bytebuddy.version>1.12.17</bytebuddy.version>
+		<bytebuddy.version>1.12.18</bytebuddy.version>
 		<maven.target.version>3.3.9</maven.target.version>
 		<shrinkwrap.version>1.2.6</shrinkwrap.version>
 		<!-- Reproducible build -->