diff --git a/tests/build.gradle b/tests/build.gradle
index 2af8e2e..56d1c1a 100644
--- a/tests/build.gradle
+++ b/tests/build.gradle
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
     testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.13'
     testImplementation 'org.testcontainers:testcontainers:1.14.3'
     testImplementation 'io.homecentr:testcontainers-extensions:1.4.0'
-    testImplementation 'io.prometheus:simpleclient_pushgateway:0.9.0'
+    testImplementation 'io.prometheus:simpleclient_pushgateway:0.16.0'
     testImplementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.30'
     testImplementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '1.7.30'
 }