diff --git a/examples/distro/build.gradle b/examples/distro/build.gradle
index 6a6be83dc6..04fa900ad1 100644
--- a/examples/distro/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ buildscript {
   }
   dependencies {
     classpath "com.diffplug.spotless:spotless-plugin-gradle:6.23.3"
-    classpath "gradle.plugin.com.github.johnrengelman:shadow:8.0.0"
+    classpath "com.github.johnrengelman:shadow:8.1.1"
     classpath "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:gradle-plugins:1.33.0-alpha-SNAPSHOT"
   }
 }