diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 843ccd2..1eb4844 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.76.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.10 // indirect
 )
+
+replace github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics => github.com/NickPak/metrics v1.43.1-perf
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0ee1962..7df8e4a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics v1.40.2 h1:OVSjKcQEx6JAwGeu8/KQm9Su5qJ72TMEW4xYn5vw3Ac=
-github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics v1.40.2/go.mod h1:XE4uudAAIRaJE614Tl5HMrtoEU6+GDZO4QTnNSsZRuA=
+github.com/NickPak/metrics v1.43.1-perf h1:LCp0B7bnx376fQQDqEAW9RFmFQBoq6G3qSbcqLwcwGs=
+github.com/NickPak/metrics v1.43.1-perf/go.mod h1:xDM82ULLYCYdFRgQ2JBxi8Uf1+8En1So9YUwlGTOqTc=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/frankban/quicktest v1.14.6 h1:7Xjx+VpznH+oBnejlPUj8oUpdxnVs4f8XU8WnHkI4W8=