diff --git a/agent/build.gradle b/agent/build.gradle
index 3484d69556..1ebb774745 100644
--- a/agent/build.gradle
+++ b/agent/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.17.5")
+    implementation("net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.17.6")
     // graphql-java itself
     implementation(rootProject)
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5d56dae77c..1e6eb5a416 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13.2'
     testImplementation 'org.spockframework:spock-core:2.3-groovy-4.0'
-    testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.17.5'
+    testImplementation 'net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.17.6'
     testImplementation 'org.objenesis:objenesis:3.4'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.groovy:groovy:4.0.27"'
     testImplementation 'org.apache.groovy:groovy-json:4.0.27'