diff --git a/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index 89548710..86bfd3e1 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:1.3.2-alpha")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.semconv:opentelemetry-semconv")
-  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.15")
+  testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.5.16")
   testImplementation("org.awaitility:awaitility:4.2.2")
 }