diff --git a/Directory.Packages.props b/Directory.Packages.props
index 2557d54..3ac27bf 100644
--- a/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <!-- AI -->
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="1.7.1" />
     <!-- Open Telemetry -->
-    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.7.0" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.8.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.7.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.7.1" />
     <PackageVersion Include="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.GrpcNetClient" Version="1.6.0-beta.3" />