diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78619e0dd29..baa913ebcff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you are using Maven without the BOM, add this to your dependencies:
 If you are using Gradle 5.x or later, add this to your dependencies:
 
 ```Groovy
-implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.36.0')
+implementation platform('com.google.cloud:libraries-bom:26.37.0')
 
 implementation 'com.google.cloud:google-cloud-spanner'
 ```
diff --git a/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml b/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
index 65d188f95d8..1ec77b621da 100644
--- a/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
+++ b/google-cloud-spanner/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <properties>
     <site.installationModule>google-cloud-spanner</site.installationModule>
     <opencensus.version>0.31.1</opencensus.version>
-    <opentelemetry.version>1.36.0</opentelemetry.version>
+    <opentelemetry.version>1.37.0</opentelemetry.version>
     <spanner.testenv.config.class>com.google.cloud.spanner.GceTestEnvConfig</spanner.testenv.config.class>
     <spanner.testenv.instance>projects/gcloud-devel/instances/spanner-testing-east1</spanner.testenv.instance>
     <spanner.gce.config.project_id>gcloud-devel</spanner.gce.config.project_id>