diff --git a/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle b/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle
index 85bfc417..2a842c6b 100644
--- a/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle
+++ b/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
 
   // OpenTelemetry core
   implementation platform('io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.30.1')
-  implementation platform('io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom-alpha:1.30.1-alpha')
+  implementation platform('io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom-alpha:1.31.0-alpha')
   implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api'
   implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk'
   implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp'