diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3604d27332..a4d414ff6a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         <version.jetty-server>9.4.11.v20180605</version.jetty-server>
         <version.json-schema-validator>1.5.3</version.json-schema-validator>
         <!-- Byte Buddy and ASM must be kept in sync -->
-        <version.byte-buddy>1.15.11</version.byte-buddy>
+        <version.byte-buddy>1.16.1</version.byte-buddy>
         <version.asm>9.7.1</version.asm>
         <version.cucumber>5.4.0</version.cucumber>