diff --git a/examples/kubecon-na-22-demo/Makefile b/examples/kubecon-na-22-demo/Makefile
index fc720a15a9..4a2952c832 100644
--- a/examples/kubecon-na-22-demo/Makefile
+++ b/examples/kubecon-na-22-demo/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=jaegertracing/jaeger
-JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.38.1
+JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.39.0
 LFC_NAMESPACE ?= keptn-lifecycle-controller-system
 PODTATO_NAMESPACE ?= podtato-kubectl
 GRAFANA_PORT_FORWARD ?= 3000
diff --git a/examples/observability/Makefile b/examples/observability/Makefile
index 7422db50e4..ec6dfcd72d 100644
--- a/examples/observability/Makefile
+++ b/examples/observability/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=jaegertracing/jaeger
-JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.38.1
+JAEGER_VERSION ?= v1.39.0
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=cert-manager/cert-manager
 CERT_MANAGER_VERSION ?= v1.10.0
 TOOLKIT_NAMESPACE ?= keptn-lifecycle-toolkit-system