diff --git a/inject-generator/pom.xml b/inject-generator/pom.xml
index 18e957d0..36888ef8 100644
--- a/inject-generator/pom.xml
+++ b/inject-generator/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-client</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9-RC7</version>
+      <version>2.9-RC8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/inject-test/pom.xml b/inject-test/pom.xml
index c81bf037..c0e46246 100644
--- a/inject-test/pom.xml
+++ b/inject-test/pom.xml
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
       <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15.11</version>
+      <version>1.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
       <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15.11</version>
+      <version>1.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.avaje</groupId>
       <artifactId>avaje-http-client</artifactId>
-      <version>2.9-RC7</version>
+      <version>2.9-RC8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8f04d42d..278c9d6e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
       <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15.11</version>
+      <version>1.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
       <artifactId>byte-buddy-agent</artifactId>
-      <version>1.15.11</version>
+      <version>1.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>