diff --git a/java/build.gradle b/java/build.gradle
index 6de155b..9681376 100644
--- a/java/build.gradle
+++ b/java/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ description = "Splunk distribution of OpenTelemetry Lambda"
 ext {
     versions = [
             opentelemetry: '2.0.0',
-            opentelemetryalpha: '2.7.0-alpha'
+            opentelemetryalpha: '2.8.0-alpha'
     ]
 }