diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index ec9ce9935c..cfc90a01ab 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.19.0-alpha")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:1.19.0")
 
-  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.11")
+  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.4")
 }
 
 tasks.test {