fix(deps): update dependency io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core to v4.2.40 - #2432

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##
[1.9.0](v1.8.0...v1.9.0)
(2026-09-16)


### Features

* support metric name filtering in OpenTelemetry exporter
([#2344](#2344))
([9b0ede8](9b0ede8))


### Bug Fixes

* avoid protobuf debug reflection in native images
([#2251](#2251))
([7f899e7](7f899e7))
* bound HTTPServer request resources
([#2333](#2333))
([33ec556](33ec556))
* bound observation buffering during collection
([#2336](#2336))
([43788f5](43788f5))
* bound scrape query parameters
([#2334](#2334))
([27e1912](27e1912))
* **ci:** skip benchmark report for skipped runs
([#2422](#2422))
([40eddb0](40eddb0))
* clarify benchmark regression report verdicts
([#2394](#2394))
([e5fa067](e5fa067))
* **deps:** update dependency com.google.guava:guava to v33.7.0-jre
([#2387](#2387))
([bf0db49](bf0db49))
* **deps:** update dependency io.dropwizard.metrics:metrics-core to
v4.2.40 ([#2432](#2432))
([dd88326](dd88326))
* **deps:** update dependency io.dropwizard.metrics5:metrics-core to
v5.0.8 ([#2433](#2433))
([42f3c8a](42f3c8a))
* **deps:** update dependency
io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha
to v2.29.0-alpha
([#2235](#2235))
([cf9f702](cf9f702))
* **deps:** update dependency
io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha
to v2.30.0-alpha
([#2328](#2328))
([1ca2716](1ca2716))
* **deps:** update dependency
io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha
to v2.30.0-alpha
([#2330](#2330))
([07623c1](07623c1))
* **deps:** update dependency
io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha
to v2.31.0-alpha
([#2401](#2401))
([6c26619](6c26619))
* **deps:** update dependency
io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha
to v2.31.0-alpha
([#2402](#2402))
([ac0d68a](ac0d68a))
* **deps:** update dependency
io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha
to v2.31.1-alpha
([#2409](#2409))
([5eea652](5eea652))
* **deps:** update dependency
io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha
to v2.31.1-alpha
([#2410](#2410))
([0bcef89](0bcef89))
* **deps:** update dependency org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
to v11.0.23
([#2241](#2241))
([a017f80](a017f80))
* **deps:** update dependency org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
to v11.0.24
([#2294](#2294))
([63967bd](63967bd))
* **deps:** update dependency org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
to v11.0.25
([#2389](#2389))
([92f8344](92f8344))
* **deps:** update dependency org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core
to v11.0.26
([#2477](#2477))
([05146c0](05146c0))
* **deps:** update dependency
org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-parent to v4.1.1
([#2399](#2399))
([a0b0880](a0b0880))
* **deps:** update jetty monorepo to v12.1.11
([#2279](#2279))
([4dc54da](4dc54da))
* **deps:** update jetty monorepo to v12.1.12
([#2371](#2371))
([08967e0](08967e0))
* **deps:** update jetty monorepo to v12.1.13
([#2459](#2459))
([b217f05](b217f05))
* **deps:** update junit-framework monorepo to v6.1.2
([#2300](#2300))
([5966d1d](5966d1d))
* **deps:** update junit-framework monorepo to v6.1.3
([#2374](#2374))
([d1ade52](d1ade52))
* **deps:** update otel.instrumentation.version
([#2236](#2236))
([158230d](158230d))
* **deps:** update protobuf
([#2400](#2400))
([e2db1ed](e2db1ed))
* **deps:** update protobuf
([#2438](#2438))
([8ad6fa8](8ad6fa8))
* **deps:** update protobuf to v4.35.1
([#2221](#2221))
([cf17073](cf17073))
* disable micrometer compat build cache
([#2457](#2457))
([6a40eda](6a40eda))
* drop +Inf bound from OpenTelemetry classic histogram boundaries
([#2458](#2458))
([a3bce9a](a3bce9a))
* **exposition:** export internal package for OSGi resolution
([#2415](#2415))
([28b503d](28b503d))
* **httpserver:** make scrape error responses secure and configurable
([f6d9df5](f6d9df5))
* include counter names in negative value errors
([#2315](#2315))
([ea8f935](ea8f935))
* include license files in release source jars
([#2250](#2250))
([08cf925](08cf925)),
closes [#2216](#2216)
* keep late observations out of subsequent collection buffers
([#2471](#2471))
([d78b149](d78b149))
* keep PR title check required after rebases
([#2414](#2414))
([e3d4c3b](e3d4c3b))
* prevent buffer stripe index overflow
([#2331](#2331))
([b6cd000](b6cd000))
* redact invalid configuration values
([#2335](#2335))
([7e7e533](7e7e533))
* show uncertainty in benchmark comparisons
([#2476](#2476))
([398d087](398d087))
* stabilize OpenTelemetry exporter builder API
([#2257](#2257))
([09e6e2d](09e6e2d))
* Summary quantiles collapsing for targeted quantiles with 2*epsilon
>= 1-quantile
([#2396](#2396))
([9c7479f](9c7479f))
* update component-prefixed action tags
([#2419](#2419))
([4acf481](4acf481))


### Performance Improvements

* skip snapshot rebuild in mergeDuplicates when names are unique
([#2441](#2441))
([8722230](8722230))


### Documentation

* add API design guideline to contributing docs
([#2350](#2350))
([23ae29a](23ae29a))
* document scrape query limits in request API
([#2391](#2391))
([ba8f5eb](ba8f5eb))
* document semantic PR title guidance
([#2318](#2318))
([5e813a0](5e813a0))

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