diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cbb98e4eb..b4ef3fce8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
     <kafka.version>4.2.0</kafka.version>
 
-    <opentelemetry.instrumentation.version>2.23.0</opentelemetry.instrumentation.version> <!-- Otel SDK 1.57.0-->
+    <opentelemetry.instrumentation.version>2.26.0-alpha</opentelemetry.instrumentation.version> <!-- Otel SDK 1.57.0-->
     <opentelemetry-semconv.version>1.37.0</opentelemetry-semconv.version>
 
     <smallrye-vertx-mutiny-clients.version>3.19.1</smallrye-vertx-mutiny-clients.version>
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>io.opentelemetry.instrumentation</groupId>
         <artifactId>opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha</artifactId>
-        <version>${opentelemetry.instrumentation.version}-alpha</version>
+        <version>${opentelemetry.instrumentation.version}</version>
         <type>pom</type>
         <scope>import</scope>
       </dependency>