diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/pom.xml b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/pom.xml
index 2ddb6d7a45711..75067910e3714 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
             <artifactId>quarkus-smallrye-context-propagation</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile.metrics</groupId>
+            <artifactId>microprofile-metrics-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>