diff --git a/project/Dependencies.scala b/project/Dependencies.scala
index bbf464b3..3c63594b 100644
--- a/project/Dependencies.scala
+++ b/project/Dependencies.scala
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ object Dependencies extends AutoPlugin {
 
     object OpenTelemetry {
 
-      val version = "1.16.0"
+      val version = "1.42.0"
       val api = "io.opentelemetry" % "opentelemetry-api" % version
       val sdk = "io.opentelemetry" % "opentelemetry-sdk" % version % Test
       val sdkTesting = "io.opentelemetry" % "opentelemetry-sdk-testing" % version % Test