diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk.gradle
index 02fd22e88d..b4b240d29b 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/aws-sdk/aws-sdk.gradle
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/java.gradle"
 
 dependencies {
   compileOnly group: 'com.amazonaws', name: 'aws-java-sdk-core', version: '1.11.119'
-  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-aws-sdk:0.0.3-RC1') {
+  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-aws-sdk:0.0.3') {
     transitive = false
   }
 
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/datastax-cassandra-3.2/datastax-cassandra-3.2.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/datastax-cassandra-3.2/datastax-cassandra-3.2.gradle
index ec7c07bfc0..f935b15843 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/datastax-cassandra-3.2/datastax-cassandra-3.2.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/datastax-cassandra-3.2/datastax-cassandra-3.2.gradle
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ if (!JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
 
 dependencies {
   compileOnly group: 'com.datastax.cassandra', name: 'cassandra-driver-core', version: '3.2.0'
-  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-cassandra-driver:0.0.3-RC1') {
+  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-cassandra-driver:0.0.3') {
     transitive = false
   }
 
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/okhttp-3/okhttp-3.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/okhttp-3/okhttp-3.gradle
index 95b0379a46..6c986bb184 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/okhttp-3/okhttp-3.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/okhttp-3/okhttp-3.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if (!JavaVersion.current().isJava8Compatible()) {
 
 dependencies {
   compileOnly group: 'com.squareup.okhttp3', name: 'okhttp', version: '3.0.0'
-  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-okhttp3:0.1.0-RC1') {
+  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-okhttp3:0.1.0') {
     transitive = false
   }
 
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-2/servlet-2.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-2/servlet-2.gradle
index be88e6984c..ce5378d2ed 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-2/servlet-2.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-2/servlet-2.gradle
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/java.gradle"
 
 dependencies {
   compileOnly group: 'javax.servlet', name: 'servlet-api', version: '2.3'
-  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-web-servlet-filter:0.1.0-RC1') {
+  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-web-servlet-filter:0.1.0') {
     transitive = false
   }
 
diff --git a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-3/servlet-3.gradle b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-3/servlet-3.gradle
index 2b51871262..9583e775c5 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-3/servlet-3.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/instrumentation/servlet-3/servlet-3.gradle
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ apply from: "${rootDir}/gradle/java.gradle"
 
 dependencies {
   compileOnly group: 'javax.servlet', name: 'javax.servlet-api', version: '3.0.1'
-  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-web-servlet-filter:0.1.0-RC1') {
+  compile('io.opentracing.contrib:opentracing-web-servlet-filter:0.1.0') {
     transitive = false
   }
 
diff --git a/dd-trace-ot/src/main/java/datadog/opentracing/DDTracer.java b/dd-trace-ot/src/main/java/datadog/opentracing/DDTracer.java
index 446f32ea2f..14d018818e 100644
--- a/dd-trace-ot/src/main/java/datadog/opentracing/DDTracer.java
+++ b/dd-trace-ot/src/main/java/datadog/opentracing/DDTracer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import datadog.trace.common.sampling.RateByServiceSampler;
 import datadog.trace.common.sampling.Sampler;
 import datadog.trace.common.writer.DDAgentWriter;
 import datadog.trace.common.writer.DDApi;
-import datadog.trace.common.writer.DDApi.ResponseListener;
 import datadog.trace.common.writer.Writer;
 import io.opentracing.Scope;
 import io.opentracing.ScopeManager;
@@ -274,16 +273,16 @@ public class DDTracer extends ThreadLocalScopeManager implements io.opentracing.
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Deprecated
     public DDSpan startManual() {
-      final DDSpan span = startSpan();
-      log.debug("Starting a new manual span: {}", span);
-      return span;
+      return start();
     }
 
     @Override
-    @Deprecated
     public DDSpan start() {
-      return startManual();
+      final DDSpan span = startSpan();
+      log.debug("Starting a new span: {}", span);
+      return span;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index 408c10c855..7840dcad8c 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ext {
     ],
     bytebuddy  : dependencies.create(group: 'net.bytebuddy', name: 'byte-buddy', version: "${version.bytebuddy}"),
     autoservice: [
-      dependencies.create(group: 'com.google.auto.service', name: 'auto-service', version: '1.0-rc3'),
+      dependencies.create(group: 'com.google.auto.service', name: 'auto-service', version: '1.0-rc4'),
       dependencies.create(group: 'com.google.auto', name: 'auto-common', version: '0.3'),
       dependencies.create(group: 'com.google.guava', name: 'guava', version: '19.0'),
     ],