diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 95f52de6..85fa94b3 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ plugins {
 
 val dependencyVersions = listOf(
   "com.squareup.okio:okio-jvm:3.10.2",
-  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.0",
-  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.16.0",
+  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.1",
+  "net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent:1.16.1",
   "org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.27.1",
   "org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.17.0",
   "org.bouncycastle:bcpkix-jdk18on:1.80",
diff --git a/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts b/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts
index 6a5b81bd..3a9a8444 100644
--- a/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/client-groovy4/build.gradle.kts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   testImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.4")
   testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0")
-  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.0")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.1")
   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 719b736e..cee4a03f 100644
--- a/client/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/client/build.gradle.kts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   testImplementation("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher:1.11.4")
   testImplementation("org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-3.0")
-  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.0")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.1")
   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 e19f4523..5b6f9f10 100644
--- a/explore/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/explore/build.gradle.kts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ 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:1.16.0")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.1")
   testRuntimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:${libs.versions.logbackVersionrange.get()}!!${libs.versions.logback.get()}")
 }
 
diff --git a/integration-test/build.gradle.kts b/integration-test/build.gradle.kts
index 6a2747df..6ed9a9be 100644
--- a/integration-test/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/integration-test/build.gradle.kts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("de.gesellix:testutil:[2025-01-01T01-01-01,)")
   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:1.16.0")
+  testRuntimeOnly("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.16.1")
   testImplementation("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.17.0")
   testRuntimeOnly("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:${libs.versions.logbackVersionrange.get()}!!${libs.versions.logback.get()}")
 }