diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72bd56e85..a6e5083dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 
         <!-- Targeted patches -->
         <asm.version>9.6</asm.version>
-        <bcel.version>6.8.0</bcel.version>
+        <bcel.version>6.8.1</bcel.version>
         <beanutils.version>1.9.4</beanutils.version>
         <chain.version>1.2</chain.version>
         <codec.version>1.16.0</codec.version>