diff --git a/play/build.sbt b/play/build.sbt
index 3a2977d..c61463c 100644
--- a/play/build.sbt
+++ b/play/build.sbt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
   "com.lucidchart" % "opentracing-thread-context" % "0.4",
   "com.google.guava" % "guava" % "21.0",
   "com.typesafe.play" %% "play" % SettingKey[String]("playVersion").value,
-  "io.opentracing" % "opentracing-api" % "0.20.7",
+  "io.opentracing" % "opentracing-api" % "0.31.0",
   "io.opentracing.contrib" % "opentracing-globaltracer" % "0.1.0"
 )