diff --git a/examples/simple_plugin/go.mod b/examples/simple_plugin/go.mod
index 44e75f49ac..3600260d0a 100644
--- a/examples/simple_plugin/go.mod
+++ b/examples/simple_plugin/go.mod
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.39.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.9.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251209150349-8475f28825e9 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251219203646-944ab1f22d93 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.48.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0 // indirect
diff --git a/examples/simple_plugin/go.sum b/examples/simple_plugin/go.sum
index b070b218d1..002be353ac 100644
--- a/examples/simple_plugin/go.sum
+++ b/examples/simple_plugin/go.sum
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.9.0/go.mod h1:xE+Cx5E/eEHw+ISFkwPLwCZefwVjY+pq
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0 h1:2K3zAYmnTNqV73imy9J1T3WC+gmCePx2hEGkimedGto=
 go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251209150349-8475f28825e9 h1:MDfG8Cvcqlt9XXrmEiD4epKn7VJHZO84hejP9Jmp0MM=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251209150349-8475f28825e9/go.mod h1:EPRbTFwzwjXj9NpYyyrvenVh9Y+GFeEvMNh7Xuz7xgU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251219203646-944ab1f22d93 h1:fQsdNF2N+/YewlRZiricy4P1iimyPKZ/xwniHj8Q2a0=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251219203646-944ab1f22d93/go.mod h1:EPRbTFwzwjXj9NpYyyrvenVh9Y+GFeEvMNh7Xuz7xgU=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0 h1:HaW9xtz0+kOcWKwli0ZXy79Ix+UW/vOfmWI5QVd2tgI=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0/go.mod h1:43JraMp9cGx1Rx3AqioxrbrhNsLl2l/iNAvuBkrezpg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.48.0 h1:zyQRTTrjc33Lhh0fBgT/H3oZq9WuvRR5gPC70xpDiQU=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a45afcab73..fdec33c0c4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/log v0.15.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.39.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.39.0
-	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251209150349-8475f28825e9
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251219203646-944ab1f22d93
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.34.0
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.19.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.32.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2c57cd9910..d25e65f56a 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ go.uber.org/goleak v1.3.0/go.mod h1:CoHD4mav9JJNrW/WLlf7HGZPjdw8EucARQHekz1X6bE=
 go.yaml.in/yaml/v3 v3.0.4/go.mod h1:DhzuOOF2ATzADvBadXxruRBLzYTpT36CKvDb3+aBEFg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251209150349-8475f28825e9 h1:MDfG8Cvcqlt9XXrmEiD4epKn7VJHZO84hejP9Jmp0MM=
-golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251209150349-8475f28825e9/go.mod h1:EPRbTFwzwjXj9NpYyyrvenVh9Y+GFeEvMNh7Xuz7xgU=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251219203646-944ab1f22d93 h1:fQsdNF2N+/YewlRZiricy4P1iimyPKZ/xwniHj8Q2a0=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20251219203646-944ab1f22d93/go.mod h1:EPRbTFwzwjXj9NpYyyrvenVh9Y+GFeEvMNh7Xuz7xgU=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.4.2/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0 h1:HaW9xtz0+kOcWKwli0ZXy79Ix+UW/vOfmWI5QVd2tgI=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.31.0/go.mod h1:43JraMp9cGx1Rx3AqioxrbrhNsLl2l/iNAvuBkrezpg=