diff --git a/jgiven-core/build.gradle b/jgiven-core/build.gradle
index 601232b532..246b529388 100644
--- a/jgiven-core/build.gradle
+++ b/jgiven-core/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ description = "JGiven core module"
 dependencies {
     api 'com.google.guava:guava:33.4.0-jre'
     api 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.12.1'
-    implementation 'com.thoughtworks.paranamer:paranamer:2.8'
+    implementation 'com.thoughtworks.paranamer:paranamer:2.8.1'
     implementation libs.byteBuddy
     implementation 'org.fusesource.jansi:jansi:2.4.1'
 
diff --git a/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java b/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java
index a73aaa38a7..dd99caf218 100644
--- a/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java
+++ b/jgiven-core/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtil.java
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 package com.tngtech.jgiven.impl.util;
 
-import static java.lang.String.format;
-
-import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import com.thoughtworks.paranamer.BytecodeReadingParanamer;
 import com.thoughtworks.paranamer.Paranamer;
 import com.tngtech.jgiven.report.model.NamedArgument;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Executable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static java.lang.String.format;
 
 public class ParameterNameUtil {
     private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger( ParameterNameUtil.class );
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ public class ParameterNameUtil {
     /**
      * @throws NullPointerException iif {@code constructorOrMethod} is {@code null}
      */
-    public static List<NamedArgument> mapArgumentsWithParameterNames( AccessibleObject constructorOrMethod, List<Object> arguments ) {
+    public static List<NamedArgument> mapArgumentsWithParameterNames(Executable constructorOrMethod, List<Object> arguments) {
         Preconditions.checkNotNull( constructorOrMethod, "constructorOrMethod must not be null." );
         Preconditions.checkNotNull( arguments, "arguments must not be null" );
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ public static List<NamedArgument> mapArgumentsWithParameterNames( AccessibleObje
         return result;
     }
 
-    private static List<String> getParameterNamesUsingParanamer( AccessibleObject constructorOrMethod ) {
+    private static List<String> getParameterNamesUsingParanamer(Executable constructorOrMethod) {
         try {
             return Arrays.asList( PARANAMER.lookupParameterNames( constructorOrMethod ) );
 
diff --git a/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtilTest.java b/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtilTest.java
index 08fbef16ed..9106aa958c 100644
--- a/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtilTest.java
+++ b/jgiven-core/src/test/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/impl/util/ParameterNameUtilTest.java
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
 package com.tngtech.jgiven.impl.util;
 
-import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
-import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.DataProvider;
+import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.DataProviderRunner;
+import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.UseDataProvider;
+import com.tngtech.jgiven.report.model.NamedArgument;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Executable;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-
-import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.DataProvider;
-import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.DataProviderRunner;
-import com.tngtech.java.junit.dataprovider.UseDataProvider;
-import com.tngtech.jgiven.report.model.NamedArgument;
+import static java.util.Arrays.asList;
+import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 @RunWith( DataProviderRunner.class )
 public class ParameterNameUtilTest {
@@ -34,8 +33,8 @@ public static Object[][] dataProviderMapArgumentsWithParameterNamesOf() throws E
 
     @Test
     @UseDataProvider( "dataProviderMapArgumentsWithParameterNamesOf" )
-    public void testMapArgumentsWithParameterNamesOf( AccessibleObject contructorOrMethod, List<Object> arguments,
-            List<NamedArgument> expected ) {
+    public void testMapArgumentsWithParameterNamesOf(Executable contructorOrMethod, List<Object> arguments,
+                                                     List<NamedArgument> expected) {
         // When:
         List<NamedArgument> result = ParameterNameUtil.mapArgumentsWithParameterNames( contructorOrMethod, arguments );
 
diff --git a/jgiven-junit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/junit/JGivenMethodRule.java b/jgiven-junit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/junit/JGivenMethodRule.java
index c4fb40e44f..064b89c42b 100644
--- a/jgiven-junit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/junit/JGivenMethodRule.java
+++ b/jgiven-junit/src/main/java/com/tngtech/jgiven/junit/JGivenMethodRule.java
@@ -18,15 +18,10 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Executable;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.EnumSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
+import java.util.*;
 
 import static com.tngtech.jgiven.report.model.ExecutionStatus.*;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
@@ -150,7 +145,7 @@ protected void starting(Statement base, FrameworkMethod testMethod, Object targe
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     static List<NamedArgument> getNamedArguments(Statement base, FrameworkMethod method, Object target) {
-        AccessibleObject constructorOrMethod = method.getMethod();
+        Executable constructorOrMethod = method.getMethod();
 
         List<Object> arguments = Collections.emptyList();