Bump byte-buddy.version from 1.18.3 to 1.18.8

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Bumps byte-buddy.version from 1.18.3 to 1.18.8.
Updates net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy from 1.18.3 to 1.18.8

Release notes

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

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.

Changelog

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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.

Commits

• b71379a [publish] Releasing Byte Buddy 1.18.8
• 31cce02 [release] Release new version.
• a30791f Add nullability annotations.
• b9ed5b9 Avoid that type initializer extension adjusts exception handlers by prependin...
• 7d35c66 Fix test.
• 9b46909 Support reproducible builds.
• 9a1e34e Use GitHub HTTP URL as Maven scm url (#1887)
• 2b8cadd Flip release order to attempt making Maven release a different "latest" version.
• bf02559 Move to jdk5 versions.
• ad0abe4 Update checksums.
• Additional commits viewable in compare view

Updates net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-agent from 1.18.3 to 1.18.8

Release notes

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

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.

Changelog

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

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.

Commits

• b71379a [publish] Releasing Byte Buddy 1.18.8
• 31cce02 [release] Release new version.
• a30791f Add nullability annotations.
• b9ed5b9 Avoid that type initializer extension adjusts exception handlers by prependin...
• 7d35c66 Fix test.
• 9b46909 Support reproducible builds.
• 9a1e34e Use GitHub HTTP URL as Maven scm url (#1887)
• 2b8cadd Flip release order to attempt making Maven release a different "latest" version.
• bf02559 Move to jdk5 versions.
• ad0abe4 Update checksums.
• Additional commits viewable in compare view

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