diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f83b78c..8a9b69b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ configurations {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'net.bytebuddy', name: 'byte-buddy-dep', version: '1.10.20'
+    implementation group: 'net.bytebuddy', name: 'byte-buddy-dep', version: '1.11.2'
+    // byte buddy contains references to jna classes and without them the r8Jar step fails
+    compileOnly group: 'net.java.dev.jna', name: 'jna', version: '5.8.0'
 
     // Dependencies we load only as part of rewriting them, iff the target app includes them:
     compileOnly group: 'commons-httpclient', name: 'commons-httpclient', version: '3.1'