diff --git a/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-opentelemetry/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-instrumentation-tests/pom.xml b/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-opentelemetry/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-instrumentation-tests/pom.xml
index 949b6ddb..c03a31fc 100644
--- a/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-opentelemetry/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-instrumentation-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-opentelemetry/solace-spring-cloud-stream-binder-instrumentation-tests/pom.xml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.opentelemetry.proto</groupId>
       <artifactId>opentelemetry-proto</artifactId>
-      <version>1.8.0-alpha</version>
+      <version>1.9.0-alpha</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>