diff --git a/metrics-caffeine/pom.xml b/metrics-caffeine/pom.xml
index 027ffc0aeb..c5d1939a9d 100644
--- a/metrics-caffeine/pom.xml
+++ b/metrics-caffeine/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.ben-manes.caffeine</groupId>
                 <artifactId>caffeine</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <version>2.9.3</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>