diff --git a/components/authentication/azure/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/components/authentication/azure/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index f2275891f..46d7aaaf8 100644
--- a/components/authentication/azure/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/components/authentication/azure/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ dependencies {
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine'
 
     // This dependency is used internally, and not exposed to consumers on their own compile classpath.
-    implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:1.43.0'
+    implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:1.44.1'
     implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-context:1.44.1'
     implementation 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.1.1'
     api 'com.azure:azure-core:1.54.0'