diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 62ab23614bed..af09d5c121e0 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.dropwizard.metrics</groupId>
                 <artifactId>metrics-core</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.5</version>
+                <version>4.2.27</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>uk.co.datumedge</groupId>