diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index faa2d86c..13e79bcf 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ developers=Jeff Brown,James Kleeh
 
 #4.0.2-4.0.3 breaks org.ysb33r.gradle:grolifant for chromedriver due to switching to org.ysb33r.gradle:grolifant-rawhide:3.0.0
 asciidoctorJvmVersion=4.0.1
-bytebuddyVersion=1.15.3
+bytebuddyVersion=1.16.1
 grailsGradlePluginVersion=7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 grailsVersion=7.0.0-SNAPSHOT
 grailsDocsVersion=7.0.0-SNAPSHOT