diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 0058ade..fe1da36 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ services:
 
   # ── OTel Collector (observability profile) ──────────────────────────────────
   otel-collector:
-    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.151.0
+    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector-contrib:0.153.0
     profiles: [observability]
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: --config /etc/otel/config.yaml