diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index e7cc1d5..5df088b 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
   id("org.hypertrace.publish-plugin") version "1.1.1" apply false
   id("org.hypertrace.jacoco-report-plugin") version "0.3.0" apply false
   id("org.hypertrace.code-style-plugin") version "2.1.2" apply false
-  id("org.owasp.dependencycheck") version "12.1.0"
+  id("org.owasp.dependencycheck") version "12.1.3"
 }
 
 subprojects {
diff --git a/kafka-bom/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-bom/build.gradle.kts
index 115344a..77e1eee 100644
--- a/kafka-bom/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-bom/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ dependencies {
     api("org.apache.commons:commons-compress:1.26.0") {
       because("https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2024-25710")
     }
+    api("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.18.0") {
+      because("CVE-2025-48924 is fixed in 3.18.0")
+    }
+
 
     api("io.confluent:kafka-streams-avro-serde:$confluentVersion")
     api("io.confluent:kafka-protobuf-serializer:$confluentVersion")
@@ -30,6 +34,6 @@ dependencies {
     api("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:$confluentCcsVersion")
     api("org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams:$confluentCcsVersion")
     api("org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams-test-utils:$confluentCcsVersion")
-    api("org.apache.avro:avro:1.11.4")
+    api("org.apache.avro:avro:1.12.0")
   }
 }
diff --git a/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts
index 692e2a4..69db434 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-streams-framework/build.gradle.kts
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ dependencies {
   api(platform(project(":kafka-bom")))
   api("org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams")
   api("io.confluent:kafka-streams-avro-serde")
-  api("org.hypertrace.core.grpcutils:grpc-client-utils:0.13.14")
+  api("org.hypertrace.core.grpcutils:grpc-client-utils:0.13.16")
 
   implementation("org.apache.avro:avro")
   implementation("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients")
   implementation("org.hypertrace.core.serviceframework:platform-metrics:0.1.89")
   implementation("org.hypertrace.core.serviceframework:platform-service-framework:0.1.89")
-  implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.12.0")
+  implementation("org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.18.0")
 
   testCompileOnly("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
   testAnnotationProcessor("org.projectlombok:lombok:1.18.26")
diff --git a/kafka-streams-framework/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/kafkastreams/framework/punctuators/AbstractThrottledPunctuator.java b/kafka-streams-framework/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/kafkastreams/framework/punctuators/AbstractThrottledPunctuator.java
index b90576a..640ab79 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-framework/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/kafkastreams/framework/punctuators/AbstractThrottledPunctuator.java
+++ b/kafka-streams-framework/src/main/java/org/hypertrace/core/kafkastreams/framework/punctuators/AbstractThrottledPunctuator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package org.hypertrace.core.kafkastreams.framework.punctuators;
 
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry;
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.Tags;
 import java.time.Clock;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -20,12 +22,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractThrottledPunctuator<T> implements Punctuator {
   private final Clock clock;
   private final KeyValueStore<Long, List<T>> eventStore;
   private final ThrottledPunctuatorConfig config;
+  private final MeterRegistry meterRegistry;
+  private final String punctuatorName;
 
   public AbstractThrottledPunctuator(
-      Clock clock, ThrottledPunctuatorConfig config, KeyValueStore<Long, List<T>> eventStore) {
+      Clock clock,
+      ThrottledPunctuatorConfig config,
+      KeyValueStore<Long, List<T>> eventStore,
+      MeterRegistry meterRegistry,
+      String punctuatorName) {
     this.clock = clock;
     this.config = config;
     this.eventStore = eventStore;
+    this.meterRegistry = meterRegistry;
+    this.punctuatorName = resolvePunctuatorName(punctuatorName);
+  }
+
+  public AbstractThrottledPunctuator(
+      Clock clock, ThrottledPunctuatorConfig config, KeyValueStore<Long, List<T>> eventStore) {
+    this(clock, config, eventStore, null, null);
+  }
+
+  private String resolvePunctuatorName(String name) {
+    return (name != null && !name.isBlank()) ? name : this.getClass().getSimpleName();
   }
 
   public void scheduleTask(long scheduleMs, T event) {
@@ -124,6 +143,8 @@ public final void punctuate(long timestamp) {
         }
       }
     }
+    boolean yielded = shouldYieldNow(startTime);
+    publishMetrics(totalProcessedTasks, yielded);
     log.debug(
         "processed windows: {}, processed tasks: {}, time taken: {}",
         totalProcessedWindows,
@@ -148,4 +169,15 @@ private boolean shouldYieldNow(long startTimestamp) {
   private long normalize(long timestamp) {
     return timestamp - (timestamp % config.getWindowMs());
   }
+
+  private void publishMetrics(int totalProcessedTasks, boolean yielded) {
+    if (meterRegistry != null) {
+      meterRegistry
+          .counter(
+              "throttled.punctuator.processed.task.count", Tags.of("punctuator", punctuatorName))
+          .increment(totalProcessedTasks);
+      meterRegistry.gauge(
+          "throttled.punctuator.yielded", Tags.of("punctuator", punctuatorName), yielded ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts b/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts
index 6c2f360..0e75c5f 100644
--- a/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/kafka-streams-partitioners/weighted-group-partitioner/build.gradle.kts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   api(platform(project(":kafka-bom")))
   api("org.apache.kafka:kafka-streams")
-  api("org.hypertrace.core.grpcutils:grpc-client-utils:0.13.14")
+  api("org.hypertrace.core.grpcutils:grpc-client-utils:0.13.16")
   api("com.typesafe:config:1.4.2")
   implementation("com.google.guava:guava:32.0.1-jre")
   implementation("org.hypertrace.core.grpcutils:grpc-context-utils:0.13.14")