diff --git a/services/registry/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/services/registry/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 1cd36d0f..b222ba6e 100644
--- a/services/registry/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/services/registry/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: "3.7"
 services:
   registry:
-    image: registry:2.8.3
+    image: registry:3.0.0
     command: ["/bin/sh", "/etc/docker/registry/init"]
     environment:
       REGISTRY_HTTP_HOST: "https://${REGISTRY_DOMAIN}"
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ services:
       REGISTRY_LOG_ACCESSLOG_DISABLED: ${REGISTRY_LOG_ACCESSLOG_DISABLED}
       # set to true if using self-signed certificates
       UPDATE_CERTIFICATES: "false"
+      # OpenTelemetry
+      OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT}:${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_PORT}
+      OTEL_SERVICE_NAME: registry-simcore
     networks:
       - public
       - monitored
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ services:
     {%- raw %}
     hostname: "registry-ptc-{{.Node.Hostname}}-{{.Task.Slot}}"
     {%- endraw %}
-    image: registry:2.8.3
+    image: registry:3.0.0
     environment:
       REGISTRY_HTTP_SECRET: ${REGISTRY_PULL_THROUGH_CACHE_HTTP_SECRET}
       # S3
@@ -100,6 +103,9 @@ services:
       # Logs
       REGISTRY_LOG_LEVEL: ${REGISTRY_PULL_THROUGH_CACHE_LOG_LEVEL}
       REGISTRY_LOG_ACCESSLOG_DISABLED: ${REGISTRY_PULL_THROUGH_CACHE_LOG_ACCESSLOG_DISABLED}
+      # OpenTelemetry
+      OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: ${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT}:${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_PORT}
+      OTEL_SERVICE_NAME: registry-pull-through-cache
     ports:
     - mode: host
       target: 5000
diff --git a/services/registry/template.env b/services/registry/template.env
index 664b5b65..6ba8661e 100644
--- a/services/registry/template.env
+++ b/services/registry/template.env
@@ -32,3 +32,6 @@ REGISTRY_PULL_THROUGH_CACHE_LOG_ACCESSLOG_DISABLED=${REGISTRY_PULL_THROUGH_CACHE
 
 DOCKER_HUB_LOGIN=${DOCKER_HUB_LOGIN}
 DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD=${DOCKER_HUB_PASSWORD}
+
+TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT=${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_ENDPOINT}
+TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_PORT=${TRACING_OPENTELEMETRY_COLLECTOR_PORT}