diff --git a/dropwizard-metrics5/pom.xml b/dropwizard-metrics5/pom.xml
index e825314f8..defa29f0c 100644
--- a/dropwizard-metrics5/pom.xml
+++ b/dropwizard-metrics5/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.dropwizard.metrics5</groupId>
       <artifactId>metrics-core</artifactId>
-      <version>5.0.0-rc21</version>
+      <version>5.0.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>${project.groupId}</groupId>