diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 6e059acb3b..90c57c7214 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ newrelic-api = "5.14.0"
 # Kotlin 1.7 sample will fail from OkHttp 4.12.0 due to okio dependency being a Kotlin 1.9 module
 okhttp = "4.12.0"
 postgre = "42.7.11"
-prometheus = "1.5.1"
+prometheus = "1.6.1"
 prometheusSimpleClient = "0.16.0"
 reactor = "2022.0.22"
 rest-assured = "5.5.7"