diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index c58d00058..941b32f01 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ val http4s_ce2_version = "0.22.15"
 val http4s_ce3_version = "0.23.34"
 val osLibVersion = "0.11.4"
 val tethysVersion = "0.29.8"
-val openTelemetryVersion = "1.59.0"
+val openTelemetryVersion = "1.61.0"
 val openTelemetrySemconvVersion = "1.40.0"
 val otel4s = "0.16.0"
 val otel4sSdk = "0.18.0"