diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 134f8b6b381a..734ebb6126db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         <datasketches.version>3.0.0</datasketches.version>
         <datasketches.memory.version>2.0.0</datasketches.memory.version>
         <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
-        <dropwizard.metrics.version>4.0.0</dropwizard.metrics.version>
+        <dropwizard.metrics.version>4.2.4</dropwizard.metrics.version>
         <errorprone.version>2.8.0</errorprone.version>
         <fastutil.version>8.5.4</fastutil.version>
         <guava.version>16.0.1</guava.version>