diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71e7f84..17e58de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
   <properties>
     <protobuf.version>3.25.3</protobuf.version>
     <vertx.version>4.5.10</vertx.version>
-    <opentelemetry.version>1.41.0</opentelemetry.version>
+    <opentelemetry.version>1.42.1</opentelemetry.version>
     <opentelemetry.proto.version>1.3.2-alpha</opentelemetry.proto.version>
   </properties>