diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3ba1654a7..86f86489b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.21.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.20.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.21.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8dd5cb4c3..096611455 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -508,8 +508,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.21.0 h1:tIqhe
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.21.0/go.mod h1:nUeKExfxAQVbiVFn32YXpXZZHZ61Cc3s3Rn1pDBGAb0=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.21.0 h1:digkEZCJWobwBqMwC0cwCq8/wkkRy/OowZg5OArWZrM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp v1.21.0/go.mod h1:/OpE/y70qVkndM0TrxT4KBoN3RsFZP0QaofcfYrj76I=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.20.0 h1:fD/wt+mqtpl048RxUyUkdXRfFqOjsJYG7K7KUC+GNuc=
-go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.20.0/go.mod h1:KktoRB60WLnDCAasFr9X62W+B06RJykJvo0E5gLLt+Q=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.21.0 h1:D+Gv6lSfrFBWmQYyxKjDd0Zuld9SRXpIrEsKZvE4DO4=
+go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/zipkin v1.21.0/go.mod h1:83oMKR6DzmHisFOW3I+yIMGZUTjxiWaiBI8M8+TU5zE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.21.0 h1:tlYWfeo+Bocx5kLEloTjbcDwBuELRrIFxwdQ36PlJu4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.21.0/go.mod h1:o1p3CA8nNHW8j5yuQLdc1eeqEaPfzug24uvsyIEJRWM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.21.0 h1:FTt8qirL1EysG6sTQRZ5TokkU8d0ugCj8htOgThZXQ8=