diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cbbc91bdb..32aeaba9e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "@google-cloud/projectify": "^4.0.0",
     "@google-cloud/promisify": "^4.0.0",
     "@opentelemetry/api": "^1.6.0",
-    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "~1.20.0",
+    "@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions": "~1.21.0",
     "@types/duplexify": "^3.6.0",
     "@types/long": "^4.0.0",
     "arrify": "^2.0.0",