diff --git a/agent/pom.xml b/agent/pom.xml
index 04b631f4c5e..10f16ae8ca6 100644
--- a/agent/pom.xml
+++ b/agent/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <surefire.version>3.3.1</surefire.version>
-        <metrics.version>4.2.26</metrics.version>
+        <metrics.version>4.2.28</metrics.version>
         <project.rootdir>${project.basedir}/../</project.rootdir>
     </properties>