diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index afa5b0c03e..aa2e76a550 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <hc.animal-sniffer.signature.ignores>javax.net.ssl.SSLEngine,javax.net.ssl.SSLParameters,java.nio.ByteBuffer,java.nio.CharBuffer,jdk.net.ExtendedSocketOptions,jdk.net.Sockets</hc.animal-sniffer.signature.ignores>
     <commons.compress.version>1.28.0</commons.compress.version>
     <zstd.jni.version>1.5.7-6</zstd.jni.version>
-    <micrometer.version>1.15.5</micrometer.version>
+    <micrometer.version>1.16.0</micrometer.version>
     <micrometer.tracing.version>1.5.5</micrometer.tracing.version>
     <otel.version>1.55.0</otel.version>     <!-- already used elsewhere -->
     <commons-compress.version>1.26.2</commons-compress.version>