diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index 9bf8651a01..039a400870 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.21.9")
   testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.12.12")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.16.0-alpha")
-  testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:1.6.0")
+  testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:1.19.0")
 
   testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.2.11")
 }