diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 782d6f81..fb07ea67 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <version.micrometer-core>1.11.5</version.micrometer-core>
         <version.microprofile-fault-tolerance>4.0.2</version.microprofile-fault-tolerance>
         <version.microprofile-config-api>3.0.3</version.microprofile-config-api>
-        <version.microprofile-metrics-api>4.0.1</version.microprofile-metrics-api>
+        <version.microprofile-metrics-api>5.1.0</version.microprofile-metrics-api>
         <version.microprofile-context-propagation-api>1.3</version.microprofile-context-propagation-api>
         <!-- smallrye-config is purely used for testing -->
         <version.smallrye-config>3.4.1</version.smallrye-config>