build: bump version.byte-buddy from 1.18.4 to 1.18.5

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Bumps version.byte-buddy from 1.18.4 to 1.18.5.
Updates net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy from 1.18.4 to 1.18.5

Release notes

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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.

Changelog

Sourced from net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy's changelog.

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.

Commits

• e01d09a [maven-release-plugin] prepare release byte-buddy-1.18.5
• 0cef4be [release] Release new version
• c880bab Fix hashcode equals generation.
• 05dc85e Instana attachpid file removal handling (#1884)
• 71448e3 Add ASM URL for copyright note.
• 9689261 Update checksums and internal Byte Buddy.
• 87c1368 [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
• See full diff in compare view

Updates net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent from 1.9.16 to 1.18.5

Release notes

Sourced from net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent's releases.

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.

Byte Buddy 1.17.6

• Add convenience wrapper for ResettableClassFileTransformer that implicitly delegates to correct transformer method.
• Add filter for deduplicate fields and methods in class file.
• Add missing static requirement of Spotbugs annotations to module descriptors.
• Add LazinessMode for TypePool and add convenience support to AgentBuilder.
• Fix source jars for multi-version release to contain duplicated source.

Byte Buddy 1.17.5

• Update ASM to version 9.8 to support Java 25 using ASM reader and writer.
• Include AnnotationRemoval visitor for removing or replacing annotations.

Byte Buddy 1.17.4

• Add SafeVarargs plugin.
• Fix OSGi declaration for byte-buddy-agent.

Byte Buddy 1.17.3

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Changelog

Sourced from net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent's changelog.

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

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

8. October 2025: version 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.

17. August 2025: version 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.

16. June 2025: version 1.17.6

• Add convenience wrapper for ResettableClassFileTransformer that implicitly delegates to correct transformer method.
• Add filter for deduplicate fields and methods in class file.
• Add missing static requirement of Spotbugs annotations to module descriptors.
• Add LazinessMode for TypePool and add convenience support to AgentBuilder.
• Fix source jars for multi-version release to contain duplicated source.

... (truncated)

Commits

• e01d09a [maven-release-plugin] prepare release byte-buddy-1.18.5
• 0cef4be [release] Release new version
• c880bab Fix hashcode equals generation.
• 05dc85e Instana attachpid file removal handling (#1884)
• 71448e3 Add ASM URL for copyright note.
• 9689261 Update checksums and internal Byte Buddy.
• 87c1368 [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
• c080180 [maven-release-plugin] prepare release byte-buddy-1.18.4
• 3e40080 [release] Release new version
• e94974f [release] Release new version
• Additional commits viewable in compare view

Updates net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-dep from 1.18.4 to 1.18.5

Release notes

Sourced from net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-dep's releases.

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.

Changelog

Sourced from net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-dep's changelog.

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.

Commits

• e01d09a [maven-release-plugin] prepare release byte-buddy-1.18.5
• 0cef4be [release] Release new version
• c880bab Fix hashcode equals generation.
• 05dc85e Instana attachpid file removal handling (#1884)
• 71448e3 Add ASM URL for copyright note.
• 9689261 Update checksums and internal Byte Buddy.
• 87c1368 [maven-release-plugin] prepare for next development iteration
• See full diff in compare view

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