diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4caffb6bf..bacbe432f9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ under the License.
     <asmVersion>9.6</asmVersion>
     <byteBuddyVersion>1.14.15</byteBuddyVersion>
     <cipherVersion>2.0</cipherVersion>
-    <classWorldsVersion>2.6.0</classWorldsVersion>
+    <classWorldsVersion>2.8.0</classWorldsVersion>
     <commonsCliVersion>1.5.0</commonsCliVersion>
     <commonsIoVersion>2.11.0</commonsIoVersion>
     <guiceVersion>6.0.0</guiceVersion>