diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a61588..d0395e0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
             <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-            <version>1.14.5</version>
+            <version>1.17.6</version>
+            <!-- Updated to a version supporting Java 17+ -->
         </dependency>
 
 
@@ -89,4 +90,4 @@
             <version>2.10.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>