diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 299dfc1..24c40cc 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "org.asynchttpclient"     % "async-http-client" % "2.12.3",
   "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-xml"         % "2.3.0",
   "org.scala-lang.modules" %% "scala-java8-compat"% "1.0.2",
-  "io.dropwizard.metrics"   % "metrics-core"      % "4.2.27" % "optional",
+  "io.dropwizard.metrics"   % "metrics-core"      % "4.2.28" % "optional",
   "org.slf4j"               % "slf4j-api"         % slf4jVersion,
   "org.slf4j"               % "slf4j-simple"      % slf4jVersion % "test",
   "org.scalatest"          %% "scalatest"         % "3.2.19" % "test",