diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index c73eb78cb4dd..90bc65a2fe54 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:1.0.0-alpha")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:${versions.opentelemetry}")
 
-  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.8")
+  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.9")
 }
 
 tasks.test {