diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 20af3176c..d4647f774 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Airbase 153
+* Dependency updates:
+  - OpenTelemetry 1.36.0 (from 1.35.0)
+
 Airbase 152
 * Dependency downgrades:
   - modernizer-maven-annotations 2.7.0 (from 2.8.0)
diff --git a/airbase/pom.xml b/airbase/pom.xml
index 44f4fe543..d02e57dec 100644
--- a/airbase/pom.xml
+++ b/airbase/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
         <dep.logback.version>1.5.3</dep.logback.version>
         <!-- do not update yet: 2.8.0 requires Maven 3.9.5 which breaks mvnd support -->
         <dep.modernizer.version>2.7.0</dep.modernizer.version>
-        <dep.opentelemetry.version>1.35.0</dep.opentelemetry.version>
+        <dep.opentelemetry.version>1.36.0</dep.opentelemetry.version>
         <dep.opentelemetry-instrumentation.version>2.1.0</dep.opentelemetry-instrumentation.version>
         <dep.slf4j.version>2.0.12</dep.slf4j.version>
         <dep.slice.version>2.2</dep.slice.version>