diff --git a/flink-metrics/pom.xml b/flink-metrics/pom.xml
index 4ffdce2c57a55..e8af36c78fa3d 100644
--- a/flink-metrics/pom.xml
+++ b/flink-metrics/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ under the License.
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 
 	<properties>
-		<dropwizard.version>4.2.20</dropwizard.version>
+		<dropwizard.version>4.2.21</dropwizard.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<modules>