diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b406db3e67..686d48deb0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <!-- Test 3rd-party dependencies: -->
         <easymock.version>5.2.0</easymock.version>
         <mockito.version>5.11.0</mockito.version>
-        <bytebuddy.version>1.14.12</bytebuddy.version>
+        <bytebuddy.version>1.14.13</bytebuddy.version>
         <gmaven.version>3.0.2</gmaven.version>
         <groovy.version>4.0.20</groovy.version>
         <junit.version>5.10.2</junit.version>