diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index d88afee672..82ed59df70 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ colt = "1.2.0"
 dagger = "2.57.1"
 dropwizard-metrics = "4.2.37"
 dropwizard-metrics5 = "5.0.5"
-dynatrace-utils = "2.3.0"
+dynatrace-utils = "2.4.0"
 ehcache2 = "2.10.9.2"
 ehcache3 = "3.11.1"
 gmetric4j = "1.0.10"
diff --git a/implementations/micrometer-registry-dynatrace/src/test/java/io/micrometer/dynatrace/v2/DynatraceExporterV2Test.java b/implementations/micrometer-registry-dynatrace/src/test/java/io/micrometer/dynatrace/v2/DynatraceExporterV2Test.java
index e07627873e..62de45d2c5 100644
--- a/implementations/micrometer-registry-dynatrace/src/test/java/io/micrometer/dynatrace/v2/DynatraceExporterV2Test.java
+++ b/implementations/micrometer-registry-dynatrace/src/test/java/io/micrometer/dynatrace/v2/DynatraceExporterV2Test.java
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void counterMetadataIsSerialized() {
         verify(builder).withPlainText(assertArg(body -> {
             assertThat(body.split("\n")).containsExactly(
                     "my.count,dt.metrics.source=micrometer count,delta=5.234 " + clock.wallTime(),
-                    "#my.count count dt.meta.description=count\\ description,dt.meta.unit=Bytes");
+                    "#my.count count dt.meta.description=\"count description\",dt.meta.unit=Bytes");
         }));
     }
 
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ public int batchSize() {
         assertThat(firstReqLines).containsExactly(
                 "my.count,dt.metrics.source=micrometer count,delta=5.234 " + clock.wallTime(),
                 "my.gauge,dt.metrics.source=micrometer gauge,1.23 " + clock.wallTime(),
-                "#my.count count dt.meta.description=count\\ description,dt.meta.unit=Bytes");
+                "#my.count count dt.meta.description=\"count description\",dt.meta.unit=Bytes");
 
         // the second request will contain the leftover metadata line
         assertThat(secondReqLines)
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ void metadataIsSerializedOnceWhenSetTwice() {
                             + clock.wallTime(),
                     "my.count,dt.metrics.source=micrometer,counter-number=counter2 count,delta=2.345 "
                             + clock.wallTime(),
-                    "#my.count count dt.meta.description=count\\ description,dt.meta.unit=Bytes");
+                    "#my.count count dt.meta.description=\"count description\",dt.meta.unit=Bytes");
         }));
     }