diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index a18a52a0d..2bc3bf236 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ strum = "0.25"
 rayon = "1.7"
 itertools = "0.11"
 parking_lot = "0.12"
+metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
 
 ### proc-macros
 proc-macro2 = "1.0"
diff --git a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
index 9666b44f2..d09d0b966 100644
--- a/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/reth/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ metrics-exporter-prometheus = "0.12.1"
 metrics-util = "0.15.0"
 metrics-process = "1.0.9"
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # test vectors generation
 proptest.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml b/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
index 12dbd33d2..e18e2562e 100644
--- a/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/blockchain-tree/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics = { workspace = true, features = ["common"] }
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 aquamarine = "0.3.0"
diff --git a/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml b/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml
index 4d44fdc28..09e9ecc5f 100644
--- a/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/consensus/beacon/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ futures.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 tracing.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/metrics/Cargo.toml b/crates/metrics/Cargo.toml
index dbc9ab908..8a71b0ef5 100644
--- a/crates/metrics/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/metrics/Cargo.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ description = "reth metrics utilities"
 reth-metrics-derive = { path = "./metrics-derive" }
 
 # metrics
-metrics = "0.21.1"
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # async
 tokio = { workspace = true, features = ["full"], optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/metrics/metrics-derive/Cargo.toml b/crates/metrics/metrics-derive/Cargo.toml
index 4a2b7c2c7..a5e85a842 100644
--- a/crates/metrics/metrics-derive/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/metrics/metrics-derive/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ regex = "1.6.0"
 once_cell = "1.17.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-metrics = "0.21.1"
+metrics.workspace = true
 trybuild = "1.0"
 serial_test = "0.10"
diff --git a/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml
index aecd48abd..ccc803c8d 100644
--- a/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/downloaders/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ tokio-util = { workspace = true, features = ["codec"] }
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 tracing.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml
index d44ee3b68..84e62184f 100644
--- a/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/eth-wire/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ reth-rlp = { workspace = true, features = [
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # used for Chain and builders
 ethers-core = { workspace = true, default-features = false }
diff --git a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
index e46386f29..a4acb5f06 100644
--- a/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/net/network/Cargo.toml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ serde_json = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics = { workspace = true, features = ["common"] }
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 auto_impl = "1"
diff --git a/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml b/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml
index da976dba7..5af296de3 100644
--- a/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/payload/basic/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ futures-util.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 ## misc
 tracing.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml b/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml
index 1a807017f..7fe3b992f 100644
--- a/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/payload/builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ futures-util.workspace = true
 
 ## metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 ## misc
 thiserror.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/prune/Cargo.toml b/crates/prune/Cargo.toml
index 79bc0aa95..be5346d02 100644
--- a/crates/prune/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/prune/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ reth-interfaces.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 tracing.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/Cargo.toml b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/Cargo.toml
index 072cdbb3a..c9246376a 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc-builder/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ hyper = "0.14"
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics = { workspace = true, features = ["common"] }
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 strum = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml b/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml
index bc3df6431..44760ecd9 100644
--- a/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/rpc/rpc/Cargo.toml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ rayon.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 bytes.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/stages/Cargo.toml b/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
index 98846248b..7ae6f5fca 100644
--- a/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/stages/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ serde.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 thiserror.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml b/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
index 433a0ccee..f4bcd553a 100644
--- a/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/storage/db/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ modular-bitfield = "0.11.2"
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 bytes.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/tasks/Cargo.toml b/crates/tasks/Cargo.toml
index fa9f52b33..eaff30d28 100644
--- a/crates/tasks/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/tasks/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ futures-util.workspace = true
 
 ## metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 ## misc
 tracing.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
index ecea45a1c..9354ce2d1 100644
--- a/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/transaction-pool/Cargo.toml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ tokio-stream.workspace = true
 
 # metrics
 reth-metrics.workspace = true
-metrics = "0.21.1" # Needed for `metrics-macro` to resolve the crate using `::metrics` notation
+metrics.workspace = true
 
 # misc
 aquamarine = "0.3.0"