diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f01cc52..ad7a6e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.opentelemetry</groupId>
                 <artifactId>opentelemetry-bom</artifactId>
-                <version>1.39.0</version><!-- needs to be aligne with the quarkus version used by KC -->
+                <version>1.44.1</version><!-- needs to be aligne with the quarkus version used by KC -->
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>