diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 58dd66de85..20b32e5286 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -4744,11 +4744,11 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata
-Version: v1.20.0
+Version: v1.21.0
 Licence type (autodetected): Apache-2.0
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata@v1.20.0/LICENSE:
+Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata@v1.21.0/LICENSE:
 
 
                                  Apache License
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index acbae32020..c67485b47a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ require (
 	go.elastic.co/apm/module/apmotel/v2 v2.6.2
 	go.elastic.co/apm/v2 v2.6.2
 	go.elastic.co/fastjson v1.4.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.20.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.21.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.32.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.32.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/metric v1.32.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index a59d0fbdd3..e69c1d5598 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ go.elastic.co/fastjson v1.4.0 h1:a4BXUKXZHAzjVOPrqtEx2FDsIRBCMek01vCnrtyutWs=
 go.elastic.co/fastjson v1.4.0/go.mod h1:ZD5um63l0/8TIdddZbL2znD83FAr2IckYa3KR7VcdNA=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.114.0 h1:1zVaHvfIZowGwZRitRBRo3i+RP2StlU+GClYiofSw0Q=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.114.0/go.mod h1:d+Mrzt9hsH1ub3zmwSlnQVPLeTYir4Mgo7CrWfnncN4=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.20.0 h1:ePcwt4bdtISP0loHaE+C9xYoU2ZkIvWv89Fob16o9SM=
-go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.20.0/go.mod h1:Ox1YVLe87cZDB/TL30i4SUz1cA5s6AM6SpFMfY61ICs=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.21.0 h1:PG+UbiFMJ35X/WcAR7Rf/PWmWtRdW0aHlOidsR6c5MA=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.21.0/go.mod h1:GKb1/zocKJMvxKbS+sl0W85lxhYBTFJ6h6I1tphVyDU=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv v0.114.0 h1:/eKcCJwZepQUtEuFuxa0thx2XIOvhFpaf214ZG1a11k=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv v0.114.0/go.mod h1:zCJ5njhWpejR+A40kiEoeFm1xq1uzyZwMnRNX6/D82A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.32.0 h1:WnBN+Xjcteh0zdk01SVqV55d/m62NJLJdIyb4y/WO5U=