diff --git a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
index 938e92d1c5..7f24b587a8 100644
--- a/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("com.squareup.wire:wire-gradle-plugin:4.3.0")
   implementation("gradle.plugin.com.google.protobuf:protobuf-gradle-plugin:0.8.18")
   implementation("gradle.plugin.io.morethan.jmhreport:gradle-jmh-report:0.9.0")
-  implementation("me.champeau.gradle:japicmp-gradle-plugin:0.4.0")
+  implementation("me.champeau.gradle:japicmp-gradle-plugin:0.4.1")
   implementation("me.champeau.jmh:jmh-gradle-plugin:0.6.6")
   implementation("net.ltgt.gradle:gradle-errorprone-plugin:2.0.2")
   implementation("net.ltgt.gradle:gradle-nullaway-plugin:1.3.0")
diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
index 407bf9263e..37b176efb7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/otel.japicmp-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -35,17 +35,6 @@ val latestReleasedVersion: String by lazy {
 class AllowDefaultMethodRule : AbstractRecordingSeenMembers() {
   override fun maybeAddViolation(member: JApiCompatibility): Violation? {
     for (change in member.compatibilityChanges) {
-      if (change == JApiCompatibilityChange.METHOD_NEW_DEFAULT) {
-        // JApiCmp treats this as incompatible for the situation where an existing subclass may have
-        // a method with the same name and different signature. We accept this corner case for
-        // semver.
-        continue
-      }
-      if (change == JApiCompatibilityChange.METHOD_ABSTRACT_NOW_DEFAULT) {
-        // Adding default implementations to interface methods previously abstract is not a breaking
-        // change.
-        continue
-      }
       if (isAbstractMethodOnAutoValue(member, change)) {
         continue
       }
@@ -125,9 +114,10 @@ if (!project.hasProperty("otel.release") && !project.name.startsWith("bom")) {
         )
 
         // Reproduce defaults from https://github.com/melix/japicmp-gradle-plugin/blob/09f52739ef1fccda6b4310cf3f4b19dc97377024/src/main/java/me/champeau/gradle/japicmp/report/ViolationsGenerator.java#L130
-        // only changing the BinaryIncompatibleRule to our custom one that allows new default methods
-        // on interfaces, and adding default implementations to interface methods previously
-        // abstract.
+        // but allow new default methods on interfaces, adding default implementations to
+        // interface methods previously abstract, and select additional customizations defined in
+        // AllowDefaultMethodRule.
+        compatibilityChangeExcludes.set(listOf("METHOD_NEW_DEFAULT", "METHOD_ABSTRACT_NOW_DEFAULT"))
         richReport {
           addSetupRule(RecordSeenMembersSetup::class.java)
           addRule(JApiChangeStatus.NEW, SourceCompatibleRule::class.java)