diff --git a/ecal/samples/cpp/benchmarks/dynsize_snd/src/dynsize_snd.cpp b/ecal/samples/cpp/benchmarks/dynsize_snd/src/dynsize_snd.cpp
index d71378ee9a..460949672e 100644
--- a/ecal/samples/cpp/benchmarks/dynsize_snd/src/dynsize_snd.cpp
+++ b/ecal/samples/cpp/benchmarks/dynsize_snd/src/dynsize_snd.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ========================= eCAL LICENSE =================================
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2016 - 2019 Continental Corporation
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 - 2024 Continental Corporation
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   eCAL::Initialize(argc, argv, "dynsize_snd");
 
   // publisher for topic "Performance"
-  const eCAL::CPublisher pub("Performance");
+  eCAL::CPublisher pub("Performance");
 
   // prepare snd_buf
   const int MAX_BUFSIZE(10*1024*1024);