diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index e8daf42..37e4bad 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ packages=find_namespace:
 zip_safe = False
 include_package_data = True
 install_requires =
-    opentelemetry-api~=1.39.0
+    opentelemetry-api~=1.40.0
     opentelemetry-sdk~=1.39.0
     opentelemetry-exporter-otlp~=1.39.0
     opentelemetry-instrumentation~=0.60b1