diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml
index e6567ccb6..5cd06964c 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dropwizard.metrics5</groupId>
       <artifactId>metrics-core</artifactId>
-      <version>5.0.1</version>
+      <version>5.0.2</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Test Dependencies -->