diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3874cfe4b16..a859276b492 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics</groupId>
         <artifactId>microprofile-metrics-api</artifactId>
-        <version>3.0.1</version>
+        <version>5.1.2</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.smallrye</groupId>