diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 237eb968b..125219914 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
     <jsr311-api.version>1.1.1</jsr311-api.version>
     <lombok.version>1.18.42</lombok.version>
     <maven-shade-plugin.version>3.6.1</maven-shade-plugin.version>
-    <metrics-core-4.version>4.2.37</metrics-core-4.version>
+    <metrics-core-4.version>4.2.38</metrics-core-4.version>
     <metrics-core-5.version>5.0.6</metrics-core-5.version>
     <org.eclipse.transformer.maven.version>0.2.0</org.eclipse.transformer.maven.version>
     <really-executable-jar-maven-plugin.version>2.1.1</really-executable-jar-maven-plugin.version>