diff --git a/aws-xray-recorder-sdk-benchmark/pom.xml b/aws-xray-recorder-sdk-benchmark/pom.xml
index 6b4c6462..9b1a81f6 100644
--- a/aws-xray-recorder-sdk-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-xray-recorder-sdk-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
-        <jmh.version>1.8</jmh.version>
+        <jmh.version>1.23</jmh.version>
 
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@
             <version>${jmh.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>