diff --git a/benchmarks/pom.xml b/benchmarks/pom.xml
index f9d2f1866..80a201a20 100644
--- a/benchmarks/pom.xml
+++ b/benchmarks/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
         <simpleclient.version>0.16.0</simpleclient.version>
         <codahale.version>3.0.2</codahale.version>
-        <opentelemetry.version>1.30.1</opentelemetry.version>
+        <opentelemetry.version>1.42.1</opentelemetry.version>
     </properties>
 
     <licenses>
diff --git a/prometheus-metrics-tracer/pom.xml b/prometheus-metrics-tracer/pom.xml
index 2d10bca44..0a22ec790 100644
--- a/prometheus-metrics-tracer/pom.xml
+++ b/prometheus-metrics-tracer/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
         <artifactId>opentelemetry-api</artifactId>
-        <version>1.38.0</version>
+        <version>1.42.1</version>
       </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>