diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 67a98a9b..2adcb531 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ plugins {
 
 val dependencyVersions = listOf(
   "com.squareup.okio:okio-jvm:3.9.0",
-  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.17",
-  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.14.17",
+  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.18",
+  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.14.18",
   "org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.26.2",
   "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy:3.0.21",
   "org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-json:3.0.21",
diff --git a/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts b/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts
index e87b0cdb..10f53773 100644
--- a/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   testImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.10.2")
   testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0")
-  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.17")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.18")
   testRuntimeOnly("org.objenesis:objenesis:3.4")
   testImplementation("io.github.joke:spock-mockable:2.3.0")
 
diff --git a/client/build.gradle.kts b/client/build.gradle.kts
index e882ac99..d8e39547 100644
--- a/client/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/client/build.gradle.kts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   testImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.10.2")
   testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-3.0")
-  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.17")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.18")
   testRuntimeOnly("org.objenesis:objenesis:3.4")
   testImplementation("io.github.joke:spock-mockable:2.3.0")
 
diff --git a/explore/build.gradle.kts b/explore/build.gradle.kts
index 089f8e48..d8bad164 100644
--- a/explore/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/explore/build.gradle.kts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 //  testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-3.0")
   testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0")
-  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.17")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.18")
   testRuntimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:[1.2,2)!!1.3.14")
 }
 
diff --git a/integration-test/build.gradle.kts b/integration-test/build.gradle.kts
index c4dcb067..3f7b007d 100644
--- a/integration-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/integration-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("de.gesellix:testutil:[2024-01-01T01-01-01,)")
   testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-3.0")
 //  testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0")
-  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.17")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.18")
   testImplementation("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.14.0")
   testRuntimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:[1.2,2)!!1.3.14")
 }