diff --git a/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/config.yaml b/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/config.yaml
index 04c56704e52..0f339ab73a0 100644
--- a/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/config.yaml
+++ b/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/config.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,27 @@ modulo_aspect: &modulo_aspect
   warmups: 1
   function_name: "iast_modulo_aspect"
 
+modulo_aspect_for_bytes: &modulo_aspect
+  processes: 10
+  loops: 5
+  values: 100
+  warmups: 1
+  function_name: "iast_modulo_aspect_for_bytes"
+
+modulo_aspect_for_bytes_bytearray: &modulo_aspect
+  processes: 10
+  loops: 5
+  values: 100
+  warmups: 1
+  function_name: "iast_modulo_aspect_for_bytes_bytearray"
+
+modulo_aspect_for_bytearray_bytearray: &modulo_aspect
+  processes: 10
+  loops: 5
+  values: 100
+  warmups: 1
+  function_name: "iast_modulo_aspect_for_bytearray_bytearray"
+
 modulo_noaspect:
   <<: *modulo_aspect
   function_name: "modulo_noaspect"
diff --git a/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/functions.py b/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/functions.py
index 1ec76f7b8da..4e708d3ab4a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/functions.py
+++ b/benchmarks/appsec_iast_aspects/functions.py
@@ -214,6 +214,18 @@ def iast_modulo_aspect():
     return modulo_aspect("hello %s", "foo")  # noqa: F821
 
 
+def iast_modulo_aspect_for_bytes():
+    return modulo_aspect(b"hello %s", b"foo")  # noqa: F821
+
+
+def iast_modulo_aspect_for_bytes_bytearray():
+    return modulo_aspect(b"hello %s", bytearray(b"foo"))  # noqa: F821
+
+
+def iast_modulo_aspect_for_bytearray_bytearray():
+    return modulo_aspect(bytearray(b"hello %s"), bytearray(b"foo"))  # noqa: F821
+
+
 def modulo_noaspect():
     return "{} {}".format("hello", "world")
 
diff --git a/hatch.toml b/hatch.toml
index 959551a7dbe..056ad593722 100644
--- a/hatch.toml
+++ b/hatch.toml
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pytest-cov",
     "requests",
     "hypothesis",
-    "httpx",
+    "httpx<0.28.0",
     "anyio{matrix:anyio:}",
     "fastapi{matrix:fastapi}"
 ]