diff --git a/MODULE.bazel b/MODULE.bazel
index 622dca249338..9d46e8b29d35 100644
--- a/MODULE.bazel
+++ b/MODULE.bazel
@@ -312,11 +312,11 @@ erlang_package.hex_package(
     version = "1.7.3",
 )
 
-erlang_package.hex_package(
+erlang_package.git_package(
     name = "prometheus",
     build_file = "@rabbitmq-server//bazel:BUILD.prometheus",
-    sha256 = "2a99bb6dce85e238c7236fde6b0064f9834dc420ddbd962aac4ea2a3c3d59384",
-    version = "4.10.0",
+    repository = "gomoripeti/prometheus",
+    branch = "escape_label_opt",
 )
 
 erlang_package.hex_package(
diff --git a/rabbitmq-components.mk b/rabbitmq-components.mk
index 1f633ce295f2..608f2d52d5dd 100644
--- a/rabbitmq-components.mk
+++ b/rabbitmq-components.mk
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ dep_credentials_obfuscation = hex 3.4.0
 dep_khepri = hex 0.8.0
 dep_khepri_mnesia_migration = hex 0.2.1
 dep_looking_glass = git https://github.com/rabbitmq/looking_glass.git main
-dep_prometheus = hex 4.10.0
+dep_prometheus = git https://github.com/gomoripeti/prometheus.erl 6a34cea
 dep_ra = hex 2.7.0
 dep_ranch = hex 2.1.0
 dep_recon = hex 2.5.3