diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 3523de84..f26857ee 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ lazy val otelContext: Project = (project in file("otel-context"))
   .settings(
     name := "otel-context",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "io.opentelemetry" % "opentelemetry-api" % "1.60.1",
+      "io.opentelemetry" % "opentelemetry-api" % "1.61.0",
       scalaTest
     )
   )