diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.mod b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.mod
index 142c0ffa26c..f2140ec67ff 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.mod
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/oteltest v0.20.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v0.20.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v0.20.0
-	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.8.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.9.0
 	google.golang.org/genproto v0.0.0-20200526211855-cb27e3aa2013
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.26.0
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.sum b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.sum
index 0a37f208c91..3ad151750c7 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.sum
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/go.sum
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.8.0 h1:Y0huTcGvPnmeIUuwORZk07LQ2q2CbrXHBkUidvGIoL0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.8.0/go.mod h1:4i41ohS2vg3FjjjRpBNqfT/voGvIxREH17c6djRtXx8=
+go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.9.0 h1:C0g6TWmQYvjKRnljRULLWUVJGy8Uvu0NEL/5frY2/t4=
+go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.9.0/go.mod h1:1vKfU9rv61e9EVGthD1zNvUbiwPcimSsOPU9brfSHJg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20190121172915-509febef88a4/go.mod h1:CJ0aWSM057203Lf6IL+f9T1iT9GByDxfZKAQTCR3kQA=
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.0/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyac
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.1/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.33.1/go.mod h1:fr5YgcSWrqhRRxogOsw7RzIpsmvOZ6IcH4kBYTpR3n0=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.37.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
+google.golang.org/grpc v1.37.1/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0 h1:/9BgsAsa5nWe26HqOlvlgJnqBuktYOLCgjCPqsa56W0=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
 google.golang.org/protobuf v0.0.0-20200109180630-ec00e32a8dfd/go.mod h1:DFci5gLYBciE7Vtevhsrf46CRTquxDuWsQurQQe4oz8=
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/go.sum b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/go.sum
index 674561b8fe8..3ad151750c7 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/go.sum
+++ b/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc/go.sum
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.8.0/go.mod h1:4i41ohS2vg3FjjjRpBNqfT/voGvIxREH17c6djRtXx8=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.9.0 h1:C0g6TWmQYvjKRnljRULLWUVJGy8Uvu0NEL/5frY2/t4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v0.9.0/go.mod h1:1vKfU9rv61e9EVGthD1zNvUbiwPcimSsOPU9brfSHJg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.0/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyac
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.25.1/go.mod h1:c3i+UQWmh7LiEpx4sFZnkU36qjEYZ0imhYfXVyQciAY=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.0/go.mod h1:qbnxyOmOxrQa7FizSgH+ReBfzJrCY1pSN7KXBS8abTk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.33.1/go.mod h1:fr5YgcSWrqhRRxogOsw7RzIpsmvOZ6IcH4kBYTpR3n0=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.37.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.37.1/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0 h1:/9BgsAsa5nWe26HqOlvlgJnqBuktYOLCgjCPqsa56W0=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.38.0/go.mod h1:NREThFqKR1f3iQ6oBuvc5LadQuXVGo9rkm5ZGrQdJfM=