[4.4.x] bump net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy from 1.17.5 to 1.18.9

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Bumps net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy from 1.17.5 to 1.18.9.

Release notes

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Byte Buddy 1.18.9

• Disable use of Unsafe by default when Java 25or newer is discovered.
• Check for escape when creating folders in Plugin.Engine.
• Improve OpenJ9 attachment.
• Avoid null pointer on missing annotation types.
• Improve diagnostics for external agent attachment.
• Improve on Gradle context discovery.
• Support Android libraries on AGP9 or newer.
• Update ASM.

Byte Buddy 1.18.8

• Improve support for repeatable builds.
• Fix reordering of exception table in type initializers when instrumenting.

Byte Buddy 1.18.7

• Introduce new versioning concept with -jdk5 suffix for backwards-compatible jar and Java 8 baseline for regular jar.

Byte Buddy 1.18.5

• Eagerly resolve of canonical files during attach emulation to avoid failure when process ends before file can be deleted.
• Add super classes to hash code / equals computation in Advice that were missing.

Byte Buddy 1.18.4

• Add support for new build description in Android 9.

Byte Buddy 1.18.3

• Avoid using Class File API when Byte Buddy is loaded on the boot loader where multi-release jars are not available.
• Add additional safety when processing class files with illegally formed parameters.
• Update to latest ASM.

Byte Buddy 1.18.2

• Support modifiers for value classes in Valhalla builds.
• Improve use of build cache in Gradle.

Byte Buddy 1.18.1

• Fix generated module-info to include new package.

Byte Buddy 1.18.0

• Add support for module-info class files and ModuleDescriptions.
• Allow for manipulating module information using the ByteBuddy API.

Byte Buddy 1.17.8

• Avoid use of types that are deprecated as of Java 26.
• Include ASM 9.9 that offers ASM support for Java 26.
• Make sure that generated code internal to Byte Buddy supports CDS if available.
• Update version of ASM to JDK Class File API bridge to fix some minor bugs related to type annotations.

Byte Buddy 1.17.7

• Specify correct JVM environment for Android builds when using the Gradle plugin.
• Avoid recomputing the size of a parameter list for performance reasons after measuring the significant impact.
• Correct validation of JVM names to avoid breaking when Java names are not allowed while JVM names are, with Kotlin and others.

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Changelog

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1. June 2026: version 1.18.9

• Disable use of Unsafe by default when Java 25or newer is discovered.
• Check for escape when creating folders in Plugin.Engine.
• Improve OpenJ9 attachment.
• Avoid null pointer on missing annotation types.
• Improve diagnostics for external agent attachment.
• Improve on Gradle context discovery.
• Support Android libraries on AGP9 or newer.
• Update ASM.

1. April 2026: version 1.18.8

• Improve support for repeatable builds.
• Fix reordering of exception table in type initializers when instrumenting.

1. March 2026: version 1.18.7

• Introduce new versioning concept with -jdk5 suffix for backwards-compatible jar and Java 8 baseline for regular jar.

27. February 2026: version 1.18.6

Accidental release during rework of release pipeline. Functional, but with incorrect suffices.

15. February 2026: version 1.18.5

• Eagerly resolve of canonical files during attach emulation to avoid failure when process ends before file can be deleted.
• Add super classes to hash code / equals computation in Advice that were missing.

16. January 2026: version 1.18.4

• Add support for new build description in Android 9.

26. November 2025: version 1.18.3

• Avoid using Class File API when Byte Buddy is loaded on the boot loader where multi-release jars are not available.
• Add additional safety when processing class files with illegally formed parameters.
• Update to latest ASM.

26. November 2025: version 1.18.2

• Support modifiers for value classes in Valhalla builds.
• Improve use of build cache in Gradle.

12. November 2025: version 1.18.1

• Fix generated module-info to include new package.

11. November 2025: version 1.18.0

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Commits

• 3d8e72d [publish] Releasing Byte Buddy 1.18.9
• 3525602 [release] Release new version
• 619cb82 Update Gradle.
• dc5fba6 Update versions and build
• 0c4582f Fix Gradle test on legacy versions.
• 3dedb98 Make test fail after optimization prevented this.
• 455dbce Support library modules with AGP9 new DSL (#1905)
• 473ce81 Add short cut methods for descriptors.
• 567b161 Make build robust for profile-independant running.
• 93c2b67 Add pseudo annotation for Gradle Classpath for legacy compilation.
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