diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 02b9ce0..9233180 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha = "2.10.0-alpha"
 
 # plugins
 
-
+## when upgrading otel version change also the file names in class OtelApiInjector
 [libraries]
 otelExtensionApi = { group = "io.opentelemetry.javaagent", name = "opentelemetry-javaagent-extension-api", version.ref = "opentelemetryJavaagentAlpha" }
 otelInstrumentationAnnotations = { group = "io.opentelemetry.instrumentation", name = "opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations", version.ref = "opentelemetryJavaagent" }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/digma/OtelApiInjector.java b/src/main/java/org/digma/OtelApiInjector.java
index b5c4a25..70e53c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/digma/OtelApiInjector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/digma/OtelApiInjector.java
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ private static List<String> getResourceFolderFiles() {
         //todo: improve , find the way to list files in resource folder inside a jar.
         // if we change the versions in gradle this must be changed too
         List<String> files = new ArrayList<>();
-        files.add(OTEL_JARS_RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/opentelemetry-api-1.35.0.myjar");
-        files.add(OTEL_JARS_RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/opentelemetry-context-1.35.0.myjar");
-        files.add(OTEL_JARS_RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-2.1.0.myjar");
+        files.add(OTEL_JARS_RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/opentelemetry-api-1.44.1.myjar");
+        files.add(OTEL_JARS_RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/opentelemetry-context-1.44.1.myjar");
+        files.add(OTEL_JARS_RESOURCE_FOLDER + "/opentelemetry-instrumentation-annotations-2.10.0.myjar");
         return files;
     }