diff --git a/mbi/dist/metadata.txt b/mbi/dist/metadata.txt
index 35d8050..d671220 100644
--- a/mbi/dist/metadata.txt
+++ b/mbi/dist/metadata.txt
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ MOD dola-transformer
   ART io.kojan dola-transformer
 MOD easymock
   ART org.easymock easymock
-    DEP cglib cglib
+    DEP net.bytebuddy byte-buddy
     DEP org.ow2.asm asm
     DEP org.objenesis objenesis
 MOD felix-utils
diff --git a/project/easymock.properties b/project/easymock.properties
index 0ad21fd..9d38e32 100644
--- a/project/easymock.properties
+++ b/project/easymock.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 url=https://github.com/easymock/easymock.git
-ref=easymock-@.@
-version=4.3
+ref=easymock-@.@.@
+version=5.6.0
diff --git a/project/easymock.xml b/project/easymock.xml
index 2b7dd20..db5243e 100644
--- a/project/easymock.xml
+++ b/project/easymock.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <dependency>junit4</dependency>
     <dependency>junit5-jupiter</dependency>
     <dependency>testng</dependency>
-    <dependency>cglib</dependency>
+    <dependency>byte-buddy</dependency>
     <dependency>objenesis</dependency>
     <dependency>asm</dependency>  <!-- required by Eclipse  -->
     <build>