diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58cf625..3c9d20e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
     <mockito.version>5.13.0</mockito.version>
     <hamcrest.version>2.0.0.0</hamcrest.version>
-    <otel.metrics.version>1.41.0</otel.metrics.version>
+    <otel.metrics.version>1.44.1</otel.metrics.version>
     <pekko.http.version>1.0.1</pekko.http.version>
     <pekko.version>1.1.0</pekko.version>
     <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>