diff --git a/Directory.Build.targets b/Directory.Build.targets
index 55a79837a..25c9f71d7 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.targets
+++ b/Directory.Build.targets
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
         <PackageReference Update="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="$(EntityFrameworkVersion)" PrivateAssets="All"/>
 
         <!-- open telemetry -->
-        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry" Version="1.3.0" />
-        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console" Version="1.3.0" />
-        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.3.0" />
-        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.0.0-rc9" />
-        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.0.0-rc9" />
-        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" Version="1.0.0-rc9" />
-        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient" Version="1.0.0-rc9" />
+        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry" Version="1.8.1" />
+        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Console" Version="1.8.1" />
+        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol" Version="1.8.1" />
+        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Extensions.Hosting" Version="1.8.1" />
+        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.AspNetCore" Version="1.8.1" />
+        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.Http" Version="1.8.1" />
+        <PackageReference Update="OpenTelemetry.Instrumentation.SqlClient" Version="1.8.0-beta.1" />
     </ItemGroup>
 
     <Target Name="SetAssemblyVersion" AfterTargets="MinVer">