diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml
index 6e1d418dd..e798952be 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-instrumentation-dropwizard5/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dropwizard.metrics5</groupId>
       <artifactId>metrics-core</artifactId>
-      <version>5.0.7</version>
+      <version>5.0.8</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Test Dependencies -->