diff --git a/.mvn/checksums.sha256 b/.mvn/checksums.sha256
index 1246b48480..4cdb0e7e68 100644
--- a/.mvn/checksums.sha256
+++ b/.mvn/checksums.sha256
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:jar:1.14.9 2bc8809f83aed11a531f093da593c52
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:jar:1.15.0 e14df4a925a628f3f7b937005eba803b1e9d320ee7a8172f734691dfa58bd432
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:jar:1.15.1 9cb4a37d5bb17cd55ea52e9f660a87b7b9fdae56bfe886f9588b09929207f7e3
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:jar:1.15.2 1cda61087db3b8159f77be5f74e04f816a24ea1d9cd54ba0b537c6573c6d118e
+net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:jar:1.15.3 16610e701b07628b3ef47a9666748234217e53e6fb36c03b556ff8080558ce89
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.12.19 c2051f8cbdf328692f36077627be07168334ee9167b72e5bf608eae624163b4f
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.12.20 2d112ff342e7db7da484d038807749c1a87c81419b789a86b950a37bdd65b207
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.12.21 13576ca6b9c44ab9789ada11ee400dcd3f4bcc22a7cab6f7052aeeb49a8c02e1
@@ -758,6 +759,7 @@ net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.14.9 75c6d50a8cf6d528eb09b198e54035b
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.15.0 cc233d43805a7e9756c8a94c4751a18cb938ac3ccf83f0691604206157130bd0
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.15.1 d8f649ffa066009efc71e967a45cca915c6ffb1c4a4508b0718f4a51d4437197
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.15.2 11d71812ac7ea9f397967f984750d4484dd9c027a4a64f5730d840bb3542aa15
+net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-maven-plugin:pom:1.15.3 03e3efd289dad0b03dedfcb73d6fef643ff2eb883de698aa87a80fffcab8489c
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.12.19 72ab6fef409e812921f4728b3c4b6ef4fa53bc25fabb0488fc2cae367368b54d
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.12.20 ac59dd7bc0316c51ab29e7c44ae7941ba8c7bf84789edb1dc8fbef2f16535b99
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.12.21 ff66d886607137e2095f20c90ee093f3c80329164eff091a0688bdce37e3e6b2
@@ -784,6 +786,7 @@ net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.14.9 66b8342251d35f2063e69316f63bafcb05634
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.15.0 8ec247e077cdf76e72ad2b9919576cf2a477811935b56c8a27958e7297b4f18b
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.15.1 7bb21259d04796865f0d83dd3344fcffdd34c94515c00a6525a8996acb1c413f
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.15.2 3be68060e65990669555e02f4cf7826e10122462c14cb14c1b2db78447795bfd
+net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy-parent:pom:1.15.3 6e2f8cb09d5f363ddf1f9a1f479ebae5ca82fd93f5434c9c61d765393d6252e9
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.12.19 030704139e46f32c38d27060edee9e0676b0a0fff8a8be53461515154ba8a7be
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.12.20 0a9b2795e0e2391117062f0fc7f6ae98fa3c2a7c927847ff1e01bb7cffcd9167
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.12.21 f6f45c2237a7f132c16745ad2a52c4cdde58028b11ee80b09f0d422f4930d685
@@ -810,6 +813,7 @@ net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.14.9 377352e253282bf86f731ac90ed88348e8f40a63ce03
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.15.0 c743cfb4db1e6c67af6297fbe32a3ad94710884cde4c7eecb1bad7d820d4f2ba
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.15.1 cc5f178f37ef83339b7ec93e8d0bed6b0730871cdb39c663527ddeae4a54a825
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.15.2 c754a34c3bf9cc7efbe9c229a2ad185504f017b1c255100a4d3023b38e1e14d5
+net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:jar:1.15.3 50f3beedb2caa1f5cc6030eebe716cf409a476c03ec9bea08993cbbc4a32bf68
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.12.19 435fb8664aa9b7e120c8dd6c707d4eafa642fa262dff6d5e3f71dc25c69e89eb
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.12.20 46353d5c52659c40f0f54d05c757665552e492be36087c19307598d1bf07bbfb
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.12.21 95eb42c89fd04f62187dd33b9cdf04d2df1b876b375c16ad32c0a5a1cc1a070b
@@ -836,6 +840,7 @@ net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.14.9 2d6772910d16169bd4c9229e8a365cf54e192bc620cb
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.15.0 ed4d27216401c5cb6e8f16c09fbfd460679b90c43a033d8d0e7b11e45cfb4e58
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.15.1 e358152bf7abff7b763a9670c79e798e14aed9a1b07f83476a909e3eaa222f21
 net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.15.2 2d72568104ae6c61368aede1864519a2a233ecf0a7aee3c52eed2d046fc4fb2f
+net.bytebuddy:byte-buddy:pom:1.15.3 b8a90d2dbb3d98d91344d69cf7b51e41b13c02151cada67cb6126ca3174054f5
 net.i2p.crypto:eddsa:jar:0.3.0 4dda1120db856640dbec04140ed23242215a075fe127bdefa0dcfa29fb31267d
 net.i2p.crypto:eddsa:pom:0.3.0 b6b13878e4bae8b768d7ea5732cb4d66ab2f5e9fe707c0a1a776cde9de52051b
 net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform:jar:5.12.1 8ce969116cac95bd61b07a8d5e07174b352e63301473caac72c395e3c08488d2
diff --git a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
index 96f0e41cf3..67e330a086 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-agent/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
             <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15.2</version>
+            <version>1.15.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
index 2e2e5d0ebd..c8a7fdf70c 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/pom.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
                 <artifactId>byte-buddy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.15.2</version>
+                <version>1.15.3</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>compile</phase>
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
                                 <transformation>
                                     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-                                    <version>1.15.2</version>
+                                    <version>1.15.3</version>
                                     <plugin>net.bytebuddy.build.HashCodeAndEqualsPlugin$WithNonNullableFields</plugin>
                                     <arguments>
                                         <argument>
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@
                                 <transformation>
                                     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-                                    <version>1.15.2</version>
+                                    <version>1.15.3</version>
                                     <plugin>net.bytebuddy.build.CachedReturnPlugin</plugin>
                                 </transformation>
                                 <transformation>
                                     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-                                    <version>1.15.2</version>
+                                    <version>1.15.3</version>
                                     <plugin>net.bytebuddy.build.AccessControllerPlugin</plugin>
                                     <arguments>
                                         <argument>
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@
                                 <transformation>
                                     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-                                    <version>1.15.2</version>
+                                    <version>1.15.3</version>
                                     <plugin>net.bytebuddy.build.DispatcherAnnotationPlugin</plugin>
                                 </transformation>
                                 <transformation>
                                     <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
-                                    <version>1.15.2</version>
+                                    <version>1.15.3</version>
                                     <plugin>net.bytebuddy.build.RepeatedAnnotationPlugin</plugin>
                                 </transformation>
                             </transformations>
diff --git a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/build/Plugin.java b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/build/Plugin.java
index db4ce97ed2..d1fe8a49b2 100644
--- a/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/build/Plugin.java
+++ b/byte-buddy-dep/src/main/java/net/bytebuddy/build/Plugin.java
@@ -3542,9 +3542,11 @@ public void close() {
              */
             @HashCodeAndEqualsPlugin.Enhance
             class InMemory implements Target, Sink {
+
                 /**
                  * The map for storing all elements being received.
                  */
+                @HashCodeAndEqualsPlugin.Identity
                 private final Map<String, byte[]> storage;
 
                 /**
diff --git a/release-notes.md b/release-notes.md
index d0d099211d..c66d921ee5 100644
--- a/release-notes.md
+++ b/release-notes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 Byte Buddy release notes
 ------------------------
 
+### 26. September 2024: version 1.15.3
+
+- Treat multi-release class files that are newer than the supported version as regular resources.
+- Allow overriding the multi-release class file version from Maven and Gradle plugin.
+- Correctly resolve multi-release class files in Android.
+
 ### 25. September 2024: version 1.15.2
 
 - Add support for multi-release JAR files in `ClassFileLocator`s and `Plugin.Engine.Default`.