diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 55b331f..99c83c3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   // optional dependencies for using Spock
   testImplementation "org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:3.0"   // only necessary if Hamcrest matchers are used
-  testRuntimeOnly 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.18.2' // allows mocking of classes (in addition to interfaces)
+  testRuntimeOnly 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.18.3' // allows mocking of classes (in addition to interfaces)
   testRuntimeOnly "org.objenesis:objenesis:3.4"      // allows mocking of classes without default constructor (together with ByteBuddy or CGLIB)
 
   // dependencies used by examples in this project
diff --git a/ivy.xml b/ivy.xml
index ada7948..561bf14 100644
--- a/ivy.xml
+++ b/ivy.xml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <!-- Optional dependencies for using Spock -->
         <!-- enables mocking of classes (in addition to interfaces) -->
         <dependency org="org.objenesis" name="objenesis" rev="3.4" conf="test;sources;javadoc"/>
-        <dependency org="net.bytebuddy" name="byte-buddy" rev="1.18.2" conf="test;sources;javadoc"/>
+        <dependency org="net.bytebuddy" name="byte-buddy" rev="1.18.3" conf="test;sources;javadoc"/>
         <!-- Dependencies used by examples in this project (not required for using Spock) -->
         <dependency org="org.apache.groovy" name="groovy-sql" rev="5.0.3" conf="test;sources;javadoc"/>
         <dependency org="org.spockframework" name="spock-junit4" rev="2.4-groovy-5.0" conf="test;sources;javadoc"/>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5fd2ae0..8fcc426 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
     <dependency> <!-- enables mocking of classes (in addition to interfaces) -->
       <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
       <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-      <version>1.18.2</version>
+      <version>1.18.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency> <!-- enables mocking of classes without default constructor (together with ByteBuddy or CGLIB) -->