diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-otel/otel-shim/build.gradle b/dd-java-agent/agent-otel/otel-shim/build.gradle
index d622712f484..428f19de65d 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-otel/otel-shim/build.gradle
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-otel/otel-shim/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ minimumBranchCoverage = 0.0
 
 dependencies {
   // minimum OpenTelemetry API version this shim is compatible with
-  compileOnly group: 'io.opentelemetry', name: 'opentelemetry-api', version: '1.4.0'
+  compileOnly group: 'io.opentelemetry', name: 'opentelemetry-api', version: '1.47.0'
 
   implementation project(':internal-api')
 }