diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6236577..943d7c5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "opentelemetry-log"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2021"
 authors = ["Vincent <vincenzopalazzo@member.fsf.org>"]
 description = "A common library for OpenTelemetry logging in Rust."
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index acf3076..33451a0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ impl Drop for Opentelemetry {
         let Some(Err(err)) = self.logger.as_ref().map(|log| log.shutdown()) else {
             return;
         };
-        panic!("Failed to shutdown logger: {:?}", err);
+        eprintln!("Failed to shutdown logger: {:?}", err);
     }
 }