diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index 9219c6642e..96692f6696 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.2")
   testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.23.2")
   testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.11.0")
-  testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.19.0-alpha")
+  testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.20.0-alpha")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:${versions.opentelemetry}")
 
   testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.7")