diff --git a/gax-java/dependencies.properties b/gax-java/dependencies.properties
index 9ce735ee34..c277436f27 100644
--- a/gax-java/dependencies.properties
+++ b/gax-java/dependencies.properties
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ maven.org_mockito_mockito_junit_jupiter=org.mockito:mockito-junit-jupiter:4.11.0
 maven.org_hamcrest_hamcrest_core=org.hamcrest:hamcrest-core:1.3
 maven.com_google_truth_truth=com.google.truth:truth:1.4.3
 maven.com_googlecode_java_diff_utils_diffutils=com.googlecode.java-diff-utils:diffutils:1.3.0
-maven.net_bytebuddy_byte_buddy=net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.17
+maven.net_bytebuddy_byte_buddy=net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:1.14.18
 maven.org_objenesis_objenesis=org.objenesis:objenesis:2.6
 maven.org_junit_jupiter_junit_jupiter_api=org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.10.3
 maven.org_junit_jupiter_junit_jupiter_params=org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.10.3