diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a4a6ec1e6..20a6086b15 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <version.jetty-server>9.4.11.v20180605</version.jetty-server>
         <version.json-schema-validator>2.0.0</version.json-schema-validator>
         <!-- Byte Buddy and ASM must be kept in sync -->
-        <version.byte-buddy>1.18.7-jdk5</version.byte-buddy>
+        <version.byte-buddy>1.18.8-jdk5</version.byte-buddy>
         <version.asm>9.9.1</version.asm>
         <version.cucumber>5.4.0</version.cucumber>