diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 81759210..a67e3e9f 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ lazy val agent = project
     libraryDependencies ++=
       List(
         "net.bytebuddy" % "byte-buddy" % "1.11.9",
-        "net.bytebuddy" % "byte-buddy-agent" % "1.15.7"
+        "net.bytebuddy" % "byte-buddy-agent" % "1.18.5"
       ),
     Compile / packageBin / packageOptions +=
       Package.ManifestAttributes(