diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
index e73d29c33b..3fae20dcd5 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("io.grpc:grpc-netty-shaded")
   implementation("io.grpc:grpc-protobuf")
   implementation("io.grpc:grpc-stub")
-  implementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.16.0-alpha")
+  implementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.19.0-alpha")
   implementation(project(":instrumentation-annotations"))
   implementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core")