diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index d207693b7f..12a4b67133 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:0.19.0-alpha")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:${versions.opentelemetry}")
 
-  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.4")
+  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.5")
 }
 
 tasks.test {