diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a554600565..a3ab1f471f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <commons-email.version>1.5</commons-email.version>
 
     <!-- util -->
-    <metrics.version>4.2.23</metrics.version>
+    <metrics.version>4.2.25</metrics.version>
 
     <!-- jboss modules -->
     <jboss-modules.version>2.1.2.Final</jboss-modules.version>