diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 4c50a25e..365a9846 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ lazy val otelContext: Project = (project in file("otel-context"))
   .settings(
     name := "otel-context",
     libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
-      "io.opentelemetry" % "opentelemetry-api" % "1.52.0",
+      "io.opentelemetry" % "opentelemetry-api" % "1.53.0",
       scalaTest
     )
   )