diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 1a125530..d8b523fb 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "keyring>=25.6.0",
     "jsonschema>=4.26.0",
     "structlog>=26.1.0",
-    "opentelemetry-api==1.42.1",
+    "opentelemetry-api==1.44.0",
     "opentelemetry-sdk==1.42.1",
     # OTLP/HTTP exporter — backs the telemetry adapter family
     # (adapters/telemetry/otel.py) when DEVAI_TELEMETRY_PROVIDER=otel. Shipped