diff --git a/byte-buddy-agent/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/VirtualMachine.java b/byte-buddy-agent/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/VirtualMachine.java
index 1dfcdc8e6f7..bca83885f37 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-agent/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/VirtualMachine.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-agent/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/VirtualMachine.java
@@ -2058,8 +2058,10 @@ public int getOwnerIdOf(File file) {
                     try {
                         // The binding for 'stat' is very platform dependant. To avoid the complexity of binding the correct method,
                         // stat is called as a separate command. This is less efficient but more portable.
-                        String statUserSwitch = Platform.isMac() ? "-f" : "-c";
-                        Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec("stat " + statUserSwitch + " %u " + file.getAbsolutePath());
+                        Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]{"stat",
+                                Platform.isMac() ? "-f" : "-c",
+                                "%u",
+                                file.getAbsolutePath()});
                         int attempts = this.attempts;
                         boolean exited = false;
                         String line = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream(), "UTF-8")).readLine();
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddy.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddy.java
index c75c81b43f4..2145249095a 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddy.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ByteBuddy.java
@@ -1382,6 +1382,7 @@ public ByteBuddy with(ClassWriterStrategy classWriterStrategy) {
      * @param ignoredMethods A matcher for identifying methods to be excluded from instrumentation.
      * @return A new Byte Buddy instance that excludes any method from instrumentation if it is matched by the supplied matcher.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     public ByteBuddy ignore(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> ignoredMethods) {
         return ignore(new LatentMatcher.Resolved<MethodDescription>(ignoredMethods));
     }
@@ -1397,6 +1398,7 @@ public ByteBuddy ignore(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> ignoredMethods
      * @param ignoredMethods A matcher for identifying methods to be excluded from instrumentation.
      * @return A new Byte Buddy instance that excludes any method from instrumentation if it is matched by the supplied matcher.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     public ByteBuddy ignore(LatentMatcher<? super MethodDescription> ignoredMethods) {
         return new ByteBuddy(classFileVersion,
                 namingStrategy,
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java
index d23b7ac6d3a..61f6fca1c6d 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/AgentBuilder.java
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ public interface AgentBuilder {
      * @param locationStrategy The location strategy to use.
      * @return A new instance of this agent builder which uses the given location strategy for looking up class files.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     AgentBuilder with(LocationStrategy locationStrategy);
 
     /**
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ public interface AgentBuilder {
      * @param fallbackStrategy The fallback strategy to be used.
      * @return A new agent builder that applies the supplied fallback strategy.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     AgentBuilder with(FallbackStrategy fallbackStrategy);
 
     /**
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ public interface AgentBuilder {
      * @param injectionStrategy The injection strategy to use.
      * @return A new agent builder with the supplied injection strategy configured.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     AgentBuilder with(InjectionStrategy injectionStrategy);
 
     /**
@@ -1404,6 +1407,7 @@ interface WithImplicitDiscoveryStrategy extends RedefinitionListenable {
              * @param redefinitionDiscoveryStrategy The redefinition discovery strategy to use.
              * @return A new instance of this agent builder which makes use of the specified discovery strategy.
              */
+            @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
             RedefinitionListenable with(RedefinitionStrategy.DiscoveryStrategy redefinitionDiscoveryStrategy);
         }
 
@@ -1420,6 +1424,7 @@ interface WithoutBatchStrategy extends WithImplicitDiscoveryStrategy {
              * @param redefinitionBatchAllocator The batch allocator to use.
              * @return A new instance of this agent builder which makes use of the specified batch allocator.
              */
+            @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
             WithImplicitDiscoveryStrategy with(RedefinitionStrategy.BatchAllocator redefinitionBatchAllocator);
         }
     }
@@ -2944,6 +2949,7 @@ public ForAdvice include(List<? extends ClassFileLocator> classFileLocators) {
              * @param name    The fully-qualified, binary name of the advice class.
              * @return A new instance of this advice transformer that applies the given advice to all matched methods of an instrumented type.
              */
+            @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
             public ForAdvice advice(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher, String name) {
                 return advice(new LatentMatcher.Resolved<MethodDescription>(matcher), name);
             }
@@ -2955,6 +2961,7 @@ public ForAdvice advice(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher, Strin
              * @param name    The fully-qualified, binary name of the advice class.
              * @return A new instance of this advice transformer that applies the given advice to all matched methods of an instrumented type.
              */
+            @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
             public ForAdvice advice(LatentMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher, String name) {
                 return new ForAdvice(advice,
                         exceptionHandler,
@@ -2973,6 +2980,7 @@ public ForAdvice advice(LatentMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher, String
              * @param exit    The fully-qualified, binary name of the exit advice class.
              * @return A new instance of this advice transformer that applies the given advice to all matched methods of an instrumented type.
              */
+            @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
             public ForAdvice advice(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher, String enter, String exit) {
                 return advice(new LatentMatcher.Resolved<MethodDescription>(matcher), enter, exit);
             }
@@ -2985,6 +2993,7 @@ public ForAdvice advice(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher, Strin
              * @param exit    The fully-qualified, binary name of the exit advice class.
              * @return A new instance of this advice transformer that applies the given advice to all matched methods of an instrumented type.
              */
+            @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
             public ForAdvice advice(LatentMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher, String enter, String exit) {
                 return new ForAdvice(advice,
                         exceptionHandler,
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/ResettableClassFileTransformer.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/ResettableClassFileTransformer.java
index 0b734932adb..b082313d114 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/ResettableClassFileTransformer.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/agent/builder/ResettableClassFileTransformer.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Iterator<AgentBuilder.Transformer> iterator(TypeDescription typeDescription,
      * @param redefinitionBatchAllocator The batch allocator to use.
      * @return {@code true} if a reset was applied and this transformer was not previously removed.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     boolean reset(Instrumentation instrumentation,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy redefinitionStrategy,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy.BatchAllocator redefinitionBatchAllocator);
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ boolean reset(Instrumentation instrumentation,
      * @param redefinitionDiscoveryStrategy The discovery strategy for the types to reset.
      * @return {@code true} if a reset was applied and this transformer was not previously removed.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     boolean reset(Instrumentation instrumentation,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy redefinitionStrategy,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy.DiscoveryStrategy redefinitionDiscoveryStrategy);
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ boolean reset(Instrumentation instrumentation,
      * @param redefinitionListener          The redefinition listener to apply.
      * @return {@code true} if a reset was applied and this transformer was not previously removed.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     boolean reset(Instrumentation instrumentation,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy redefinitionStrategy,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy.DiscoveryStrategy redefinitionDiscoveryStrategy,
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@ boolean reset(Instrumentation instrumentation,
      * @param redefinitionListener       The redefinition listener to apply.
      * @return {@code true} if a reset was applied and this transformer was not previously removed.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     boolean reset(Instrumentation instrumentation,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy redefinitionStrategy,
                   AgentBuilder.RedefinitionStrategy.BatchAllocator redefinitionBatchAllocator,
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/DynamicType.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/DynamicType.java
index e828a37efc6..2bc65f1d983 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/DynamicType.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/DynamicType.java
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @param matcher The matcher that determines what declared fields are affected by the subsequent specification.
          * @return A builder that allows for changing a field's definition.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         FieldDefinition.Valuable<T> field(ElementMatcher<? super FieldDescription> matcher);
 
         /**
@@ -993,6 +994,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @param matcher The matcher that determines what declared fields are affected by the subsequent specification.
          * @return A builder that allows for changing a field's definition.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         FieldDefinition.Valuable<T> field(LatentMatcher<? super FieldDescription> matcher);
 
         /**
@@ -1009,6 +1011,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @return A new builder that is equal to this builder but that is excluding any method that is matched by the supplied matcher from
          * instrumentation.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         Builder<T> ignoreAlso(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> ignoredMethods);
 
         /**
@@ -1027,6 +1030,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @return A new builder that is equal to this builder but that is excluding any method that is matched by the supplied matcher from
          * instrumentation.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         Builder<T> ignoreAlso(LatentMatcher<? super MethodDescription> ignoredMethods);
 
         /**
@@ -1270,6 +1274,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @param matcher The matcher that determines what methods or constructors are affected by the subsequent specification.
          * @return A builder that allows for changing a method's or constructor's definition.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         MethodDefinition.ImplementationDefinition<T> invokable(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher);
 
         /**
@@ -1302,6 +1307,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @param matcher The matcher that determines what declared methods or constructors are affected by the subsequent specification.
          * @return A builder that allows for changing a method's or constructor's definition.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         MethodDefinition.ImplementationDefinition<T> invokable(LatentMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher);
 
         /**
@@ -1370,6 +1376,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @param matcher The matcher that determines what declared record components are affected by the subsequent specification.
          * @return A builder that allows for changing a record component's definition.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         RecordComponentDefinition<T> recordComponent(ElementMatcher<? super RecordComponentDescription> matcher);
 
         /**
@@ -1391,6 +1398,7 @@ interface Builder<T> {
          * @param matcher The matcher that determines what declared record components are affected by the subsequent specification.
          * @return A builder that allows for changing a record component's definition.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
         RecordComponentDefinition<T> recordComponent(LatentMatcher<? super RecordComponentDescription> matcher);
 
         /**
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/LoadedTypeInitializer.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/LoadedTypeInitializer.java
index 34bf896d4d7..a0072e7e150 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/LoadedTypeInitializer.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/LoadedTypeInitializer.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ class ForStaticField implements LoadedTypeInitializer, Serializable {
         /**
          * The value of the field.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("serial")
         private final Object value;
 
         /**
@@ -197,6 +198,7 @@ class Compound implements LoadedTypeInitializer, Serializable {
         /**
          * The loaded type initializers that are represented by this compound type initializer.
          */
+        @SuppressWarnings("serial")
         private final List<LoadedTypeInitializer> loadedTypeInitializers;
 
         /**
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/MethodCall.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/MethodCall.java
index 6a05af56609..bc2297a0fc6 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/MethodCall.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/implementation/MethodCall.java
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ public static WithoutSpecifiedTarget invoke(MethodDescription methodDescription)
      * @param matcher The matcher to identify the method to invoke.
      * @return A method call for the uniquely identified method.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     public static WithoutSpecifiedTarget invoke(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescription> matcher) {
         return invoke(matcher, MethodGraph.Compiler.DEFAULT);
     }
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ public static WithoutSpecifiedTarget invoke(ElementMatcher<? super MethodDescrip
      * @return A method call implementation that uses the provided method locator for resolving the method
      * to be invoked.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("overloads")
     public static WithoutSpecifiedTarget invoke(MethodLocator.Factory methodLocator) {
         return new WithoutSpecifiedTarget(methodLocator);
     }
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/annotation/AbstractAnnotationDescriptionTest.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/annotation/AbstractAnnotationDescriptionTest.java
index 3e099515c77..a4edcb54d5a 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/annotation/AbstractAnnotationDescriptionTest.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/description/annotation/AbstractAnnotationDescriptionTest.java
@@ -187,10 +187,14 @@ public void setUp() throws Exception {
                         ClassFileVersion.ofThisVm().isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V17),
                         ClassFileVersion.ofThisVm().isAtLeast(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V17)))
                 .make()
+                .include(new ByteBuddy().decorate(AbstractAnnotationDescriptionTest.class).make())
+                .include(new ByteBuddy().decorate(IncompatibleAnnotationProperty.class).make())
+                .include(new ByteBuddy().decorate(IncompatibleEnumerationProperty.class).make())
+                .include(new ByteBuddy().decorate(SampleEnumeration.class).make())
                 .include(new ByteBuddy().decorate(DefectiveAnnotation.class).make())
                 .include(new ByteBuddy().subclass(Object.class).name(BrokenAnnotationProperty.class.getName()).make())
                 .include(new ByteBuddy().subclass(Object.class).name(BrokenEnumerationProperty.class.getName()).make())
-                .load(getClassLoader(), ClassLoadingStrategy.Default.CHILD_FIRST_PERSISTENT)
+                .load(ClassLoadingStrategy.BOOTSTRAP_LOADER, ClassLoadingStrategy.Default.WRAPPER_PERSISTENT)
                 .getLoaded();
         broken = brokenCarrier.getAnnotations()[0];
     }
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/NexusTest.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/NexusTest.java
index 2ecf8df533a..77741eda9ef 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/NexusTest.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/dynamic/NexusTest.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import java.lang.ref.Reference;
 import java.lang.ref.ReferenceQueue;
+import java.lang.ref.SoftReference;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ public void testUnavailableDispatcherRegisterThrowsException() throws Exception
     @Test(expected = UnsupportedOperationException.class)
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public void testUnavailableDispatcherCleanThrowsException() throws Exception {
-        new NexusAccessor.Dispatcher.Unavailable("unavailable").clean(mock(Reference.class));
+        new NexusAccessor.Dispatcher.Unavailable("unavailable").clean(new SoftReference<ClassLoader>(ClassLoader.getSystemClassLoader()));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/matcher/ElementMatchersTest.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/matcher/ElementMatchersTest.java
index b93c82f172b..5dffe3fe1a2 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/matcher/ElementMatchersTest.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/matcher/ElementMatchersTest.java
@@ -1416,8 +1416,8 @@ public String toString() {
             return super.toString();
         }
 
-        @Override
-        @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+        //@Override
+        @SuppressWarnings({"deprecation", "removal"})
         protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
             super.finalize();
         }