diff --git a/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts
index af94de017bbc..5e49d9e99825 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies {
   api("org.spockframework:spock-core")
   api(project(":testing-common"))
 
-  implementation(platform("io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.66.0"))
+  implementation(platform("io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.68.0"))
   implementation("org.slf4j:slf4j-api")
   implementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api")
   implementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto")
diff --git a/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts b/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
index 5544f0b74bed..19375bbab14e 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/smoke-tests/images/grpc/build.gradle.kts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-  implementation(platform("io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.66.0"))
+  implementation(platform("io.grpc:grpc-bom:1.68.0"))
   implementation(platform("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.0.0"))
   implementation(platform("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom-alpha:1.0.0-alpha"))
   implementation(platform("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-bom:2.24.0"))