diff --git a/dropwizard-metrics4/pom.xml b/dropwizard-metrics4/pom.xml
index 855d1c4b9..448be6aa7 100644
--- a/dropwizard-metrics4/pom.xml
+++ b/dropwizard-metrics4/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dropwizard.metrics</groupId>
       <artifactId>metrics-core</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.16</version>
+      <version>4.2.17</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hamcrest</groupId>