diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e087692..ae55678 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'io.opentracing:opentracing-api:0.33.0'
     implementation 'io.opentracing:opentracing-util:0.33.0'
     implementation 'com.datadoghq:dd-trace-api:0.90.0'
-    implementation 'com.datadoghq:java-dogstatsd-client:3.0.0'
+    implementation 'com.datadoghq:java-dogstatsd-client:4.4.5'
 
     // Use JUnit test framework
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'