diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 10a3193b8..04a201ce1 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"providers/flagd":"0.2.3","hooks/open-telemetry":"0.2.4"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"providers/flagd":"0.2.3","hooks/open-telemetry":"0.2.5"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hooks/open-telemetry/CHANGELOG.md b/hooks/open-telemetry/CHANGELOG.md
index 1f30b48d7..732ab4174 100644
--- a/hooks/open-telemetry/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/hooks/open-telemetry/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.5](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.hooks.otel-v0.2.4...dev.openfeature.contrib.hooks.otel-v0.2.5) (2022-08-30)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* use read ossrh repo for exists plugin ([#87](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/issues/87)) ([bda2651](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/commit/bda265194e4a94a2d220b8ef400a0703cb32c235))
+
 ## [0.2.4](https://github.com/open-feature/java-sdk-contrib/compare/dev.openfeature.contrib.hooks.otel-v0.2.3...dev.openfeature.contrib.hooks.otel-v0.2.4) (2022-08-30)
 
 
diff --git a/hooks/open-telemetry/pom.xml b/hooks/open-telemetry/pom.xml
index 9d4c62603..84b161ea2 100644
--- a/hooks/open-telemetry/pom.xml
+++ b/hooks/open-telemetry/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 	</parent>
 	<groupId>dev.openfeature.contrib.hooks</groupId>
 	<artifactId>otel</artifactId>
-	<version>0.2.4</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
+	<version>0.2.5</version> <!--x-release-please-version -->
 
 	<name>open-telemetry-hook</name>
 	<description>Open Telemetry Hook</description>
diff --git a/hooks/open-telemetry/version.txt b/hooks/open-telemetry/version.txt
index abd410582..3a4036fb4 100644
--- a/hooks/open-telemetry/version.txt
+++ b/hooks/open-telemetry/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.4
+0.2.5