diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersion.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersion.java
index de6feb0f47a..172faf5a035 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersion.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersion.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class ClassFileVersion implements Comparable<ClassFileVersion> {
     /**
      * The class file version of Java 18.
      */
-    public static final ClassFileVersion JAVA_V18 = new ClassFileVersion(Opcodes.V17 + 1);
+    public static final ClassFileVersion JAVA_V18 = new ClassFileVersion(Opcodes.V18);
 
     /**
      * A version locator for the executing JVM.
@@ -286,6 +286,15 @@ public static ClassFileVersion ofJavaVersion(int javaVersion) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the latest officially supported Java version when experimental support is not enabled.
+     *
+     * @return The latest officially supported Java version.
+     */
+    public static ClassFileVersion latest() {
+        return ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V18;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Finds the highest class file version that is compatible to the current JVM version. Prior to Java 9, this is achieved
      * by parsing the {@code java.version} property which is provided by {@link java.lang.System#getProperty(String)}. If the system
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/utility/OpenedClassReader.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/utility/OpenedClassReader.java
index ec252a585b3..d5ac0112524 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/utility/OpenedClassReader.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/utility/OpenedClassReader.java
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ private static <T> T doPrivileged(PrivilegedAction<T> action) {
      */
     public static ClassReader of(byte[] binaryRepresentation) {
         if (EXPERIMENTAL) {
-            ClassFileVersion classFileVersion = ClassFileVersion.ofClassFile(binaryRepresentation);
-            if (classFileVersion.isGreaterThan(ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V14)) {
-                binaryRepresentation[6] = (byte) (ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V14.getMajorVersion() >>> 8);
-                binaryRepresentation[7] = (byte) ClassFileVersion.JAVA_V14.getMajorVersion();
+            ClassFileVersion classFileVersion = ClassFileVersion.ofClassFile(binaryRepresentation), latest = ClassFileVersion.latest();
+            if (classFileVersion.isGreaterThan(latest)) {
+                binaryRepresentation[6] = (byte) (latest.getMajorVersion() >>> 8);
+                binaryRepresentation[7] = (byte) latest.getMajorVersion();
                 ClassReader classReader = new ClassReader(binaryRepresentation);
                 binaryRepresentation[6] = (byte) (classFileVersion.getMajorVersion() >>> 8);
                 binaryRepresentation[7] = (byte) classFileVersion.getMajorVersion();
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersionTest.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersionTest.java
index 2c720284ce2..ac6f2b5476d 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersionTest.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/test/java/net/bytebuddy/ClassFileVersionTest.java
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ public void testClassFile() throws Exception {
         assertThat(ClassFileVersion.of(Object.class).getMinorMajorVersion(), not(0));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testLatestVersion() throws Exception {
+        Pattern pattern = Pattern.compile("JAVA_V[0-9]+");
+        ClassFileVersion latest = null;
+        for (Field field : ClassFileVersion.class.getFields()) {
+            if (pattern.matcher(field.getName()).matches()) {
+                ClassFileVersion classFileVersion = (ClassFileVersion) field.get(null);
+                if (latest == null || classFileVersion.isGreaterThan(latest)) {
+                    latest = classFileVersion;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        assertThat(ClassFileVersion.latest(), is(latest));
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
     public void testIllegalClassFile() throws Exception {
         ClassFileVersion.ofClassFile(new byte[0]);
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b87208332f1..48711d82d23 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <pitest.target>net.bytebuddy</pitest.target>
         <asm.url>https://asm.ow2.io</asm.url>
         <nexus.url>https://oss.sonatype.org</nexus.url>
-        <version.asm>9.1</version.asm>
+        <version.asm>9.2</version.asm>
         <jna.version>5.8.0</jna.version>
         <version.junit>4.13.2</version.junit>
         <version.mockito>2.23.0</version.mockito>